Published by Jan 2, 2024
In September 2023, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) was upgraded to Counter-Strike 2. As of December 2023, Counter-Strike 2 had 1.25 million peak concurrent players on Steam, down from an all-time high of 1.5 million during the month of the game's update. CS2 completely replaced CSGO on Steam.
Counter Strike still going strong
Despite the fact that CS:GO was released some seven years ago in August 2012, the game is still very popular online and has developed a cult following. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive is the fourth game in the Counter-Strike series of games. As with its predecessors, the game takes the form of a multiplayer first-person shooter in which two teams are pitted against each other in a variety of different game modes. After more than a decade, the game's sequel was published on Steam.
Not just a game for the gamers
While millions of gamers have fun playing Counter-Strike, millions more watch official tournaments online. With such a large fanbase, it is unsurprising that these eSports tournaments are worth big money. The annual cumulative tournament prize pool for the game stood at 16.4 million U.S. dollars in 2022, a significant decrease from the previous year. Gamers are therefore in line for big paydays if they do well in these tournaments, with Peter Rasmussen, known by his online alias, dupreeh, currently leading the earnings table for CS:GO eSports players.
Monthly number of peak concurrent players of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) and Counter-Strike 2 on Steam worldwide as of December 2023 (in 1,000s)
| Characteristic | Number of players in thousands |
|---|---|
| 2023-12 | 1,248.22 |
| 2023-11 | 1,161.04 |
| 2023-10 | 1,364.9 |
| 2023-09* | 1,556.33 |
| 2023-08 | 1,369.51 |
| 2023-07 | 1,222.91 |
| 2023-06 | 1,665.87 |
| 2023-05 | 1,802.85 |
| 2023-04 | 1,510.23 |
| 2023-03 | 1,519.46 |
| 2023-02 | 1,354.25 |
| 2023-01 | 1,199.68 |
| 2022-12 | 1,065.08 |
| 2022-11 | 1,129.1 |
| 2022-10 | 1,078.86 |
| 2022-09 | 1,100.37 |
| 2022-08 | 1,039.89 |
| 2022-07 | 928.33 |
| 2022-06 | 906.67 |
| 2022-05 | 924 |
| 2022-04 | 1,013.24 |
| 2022-03 | 987.99 |
| 2022-02 | 995.16 |
| 2022-01 | 991.63 |
| 2021-12 | 950.59 |
| 2021-11 | 935.59 |
| 2021-10 | 864.97 |
| 2021-09 | 942.52 |
| 2021-08 | 802.54 |
| 2021-07 | 763.52 |
| 2021-06 | 929.94 |
| 2021-05 | 1,087.2 |
| 2021-04 | 1,148.1 |
| 2021-03 | 1,198.58 |
| 2021-02 | 1,123.48 |
| 2021-01 | 1,124.55 |
| 2020-12 | 1,164.4 |
| 2020-11 | 1,037.46 |
| 2020-10 | 943.88 |
| 2020-09 | 977.77 |
| 2020-08 | 925.35 |
| 2020-07 | 857.56 |
| 2020-06 | 1,009.47 |
| 2020-05 | 1,193.36 |
| 2020-04 | 1,305.71 |
| 2020-03 | 1,145.97 |
| 2020-02 | 917 |
| 2020-01 | 817.23 |
| 2019-12 | 767.06 |
| 2019-11 | 758.41 |
| 2019-10 | 747.94 |
| 2019-09 | 720.05 |
| 2019-08 | 647.46 |
| 2019-07 | 578.93 |
| 2019-06 | 587.72 |
| 2019-05 | 588.45 |
| 2019-04 | 621.61 |
| 2019-03 | 680.07 |
| 2019-02 | 654.07 |
| 2019-01 | 684.51 |
| 2018-12 | 746.55 |
| 2018-11 | 546.03 |
| 2018-10 | 565.97 |
| 2018-09 | 583.03 |
| 2018-08 | 454.37 |
| 2018-07 | 426.01 |
| 2018-06 | 420.26 |
| 2018-05 | 454.48 |
| 2018-04 | 523.26 |
| 2018-03 | 672.5 |
| 2018-02 | 686.59 |
| 2018-01 | 715.85 |
| 2017-12 | 598.41 |
| 2017-11 | 601.88 |
| 2017-10 | 639.97 |
| 2017-09 | 665.37 |
| 2017-08 | 595.78 |
| 2017-07 | 624.79 |
| 2017-06 | 614.62 |
| 2017-05 | 692.97 |
| 2017-04 | 709.84 |
| 2017-03 | 742.36 |
| 2017-02 | 744.47 |
| 2017-01 | 814.62 |
| 2016-12 | 662.46 |
| 2016-11 | 627.12 |
| 2016-10 | 661.99 |
| 2016-09 | 638.36 |
| 2016-08 | 599.1 |
| 2016-07 | 636.06 |
| 2016-06 | 579.11 |
| 2016-05 | 668.61 |
| 2016-04 | 850.49 |
| 2016-03 | 737.6 |
| 2016-02 | 738.97 |
| 2016-01 | 667.43 |
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