CS2 average player count falls for eighth consecutive month
October averaged 797,324.15 concurrent players, down 1.03% from September.
SHOT editorial team1 min read
Steam Charts’ monthly table confirms eight consecutive declines in Counter-Strike 2 average concurrent players from March through October 2026.
Eight negative months
February was the last month to post growth: the average reached 1,084,094.59, up 13,650.81 or 1.28% from January. The average then fell to 1,069,173.12 in March, and the month-on-month change remained negative without interruption through the end of October.
Steam Charts data by month:
| Month | Average concurrent players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March | 1,069,173.12 | −1.38% |
| April | 974,785.71 | −8.83% |
| May | 932,721.03 | −4.32% |
| June | 916,654.53 | −1.72% |
| July | 853,232.45 | −6.92% |
| August | 825,257.80 | −3.28% |
| September | 805,637.82 | −2.38% |
| October | 797,324.15 | −1.03% |
Scale of the decline
From February’s 1,084,094.59 to October, the average fell by 286,770.44, or 26.45%. Against October 2025 at 948,244.21, the decline is 150,920.06, or 15.92%. October’s peak was 1,402,441; that is a separate metric and does not change the conclusion about the monthly average.
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