CS2 Player Count
Live Counter-Strike 2 player count with 24 hour peaks, all-time records, and historical population charts.
Currently Online
965,243
24 Hr Peak
1,224,653
All-Time Peak
1,573,727
Is CS2 still popular?
1,224,653 people played Counter-Strike 2 in the last 24 hours.
Population History
Popularity
Avg. Concurrent| Date | Peak | vs All-Time | Avg. Players | Gain | % Gain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last 30 Days | 1,339,922 | 822,718 | -29,026 | -3.4% | |
| August 2026 | 1,339,922 | 825,323 | -27,278 | -3.2% | |
| July 2026 | 1,425,436 | 852,601 | -67,781 | -7.4% | |
| June 2026 | 1,573,727 | 920,382 | — | — |
How many people play CS2?
Counter-Strike 2 is consistently one of the most played games on Steam. The numbers on this page are pulled directly from the official Steam API and show how many players are in the game at any given moment.
We sample the live player count every few minutes and store every data point, which lets us chart daily rhythms, weekly trends, and long-term population shifts over months.
How to read these charts
The population history chart shows the typical daily cycle — player counts peak in the European evening hours and bottom out overnight. The popularity panel shows which days of the week attract the most players on average, and the monthly table tracks how the player base grows or shrinks over time.
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