Counter-Strike:Global Offensive Player Count & Live Steam Charts

Counter-Strike:Global Offensive has 5,144 players online now. The game peaked today at 6,235 players (+21%), showing when the community is most active.

See if now is a good time to play, or explore trends in the chart.

Counter-Strike:Global Offensive Steam header image
5,144
Current Players
6,235
Peak Players

Community ReviewsBased on 67,584 Steam reviews

RatingOverwhelmingly Positive
Positive96.86%
Total Reviews67,584
Positive (65,460)Negative (2,124)
96.86% positive3.1% negative
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About Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

Below is the official game overview for Counter-Strike:Global Offensive, which currently maintains a Overwhelmingly Positive community review score with 67,584 reviews recorded on Steam:

Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

Game Details

PriceFree
Release DateAugust 21, 2012
DevelopersValve
PublishersValve
App ID4465480

Counter-Strike:Global Offensive Player Count Chart

This live chart shows Counter-Strike:Global Offensive's real-time player count and peak activity, updated with actual Steam stats.

Highest 30‑day peak
6,867
on Sep 26, 2026
+13% vs 30‑day avg (6,068)
30‑day peak trend
Sep 7Oct 7

Last 30 Days Daily Peaks

Daily peak player counts for Counter-Strike:Global Offensive over the last 30 days, showing the highest concurrent players each day and day-over-day changes.

DatePeak PlayersChangeChange %
Oct 75,769-466-7.5%
Oct 66,235+90+1.5%
Oct 56,145-664-9.8%
Oct 46,809+25+0.4%
Oct 36,784+406+6.4%
Oct 26,378+332+5.5%
Oct 16,046+98+1.6%
Sep 305,948-31-0.5%
Sep 295,979-50-0.8%
Sep 286,029-618-9.3%
Sep 276,647-220-3.2%
Sep 266,867+392+6.1%
Sep 256,475+847+15%
Sep 245,628+120+2.2%
Sep 235,508-399-6.8%
Sep 225,907+160+2.8%
Sep 215,747-448-7.2%
Sep 206,195-160-2.5%
Sep 196,355+51+0.8%
Sep 186,304+222+3.7%
Sep 176,082+209+3.6%
Sep 165,873-89-1.5%
Sep 155,962-103-1.7%
Sep 146,065-664-9.9%
Sep 136,729+66+1%
Sep 126,663+155+2.4%
Sep 116,508+561+9.4%
Sep 105,947+266+4.7%
Sep 95,681-102-1.8%
Sep 85,783+2,730+89.4%
Sep 73,05300%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Counter-Strike:Global Offensive free to play?

Yes, Counter-Strike:Global Offensive is completely free to play on Steam.

What do players think of Counter-Strike:Global Offensive?

Counter-Strike:Global Offensive holds a Overwhelmingly Positive rating on Steam, with 96.86% positive reviews from over 67,584 total reviews.

Who developed and published Counter-Strike:Global Offensive?

Counter-Strike:Global Offensive was developed by Valve and published by Valve.

Is Counter-Strike:Global Offensive dead or dying?

Counter-Strike:Global Offensive currently has 5,144 players online right now, with a 24-hour peak of 6,235. A game with this many concurrent players is not dead. You can track its live activity and trends on this page.