CS:GO Breaks All-Time Concurrent User Record Again

Stephen Dove

May 7, 2023

Counter Strike Global Offensive Steam All Time Record
Counter Strike Global Offensive Steam All Time Record
(Image Credit Valve)

Popular multiplayer tactical first-person shooter Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) has broken its all-time concurrent user record yet again, cementing itself as one of Steam’s biggest-ever games. The game continues to receive frequent updates from Valve, including smaller balancing patches and larger content additions.

CS:GO Breaks Its Own Record

Over the weekend, the game topped 1.8 million concurrent users, with 1,818,773 players online at once yesterday. The only game with a higher concurrent count is PUBG: Battlegrounds.

CS:GO has been around for over 20 years, and the seminal shooter only recently surpassed its own concurrent record. It hit an all-time peak of 1.32 million players in February, breached 1.4 million in March, and reached 1.5 million concurrents at the end of that same month.

Before February’s then-new record, CS:GO’s concurrent user record reportedly stood at 1,308,963 players, which was set three years ago. With the unexpected events of the past year keeping people indoors, these latest record-breaking user numbers are even more impressive.

In recent years, the eSports industry has experienced exponential growth, and Counter-Strike has played a significant role in this development. The 2021 Stockholm Major final between Navi and G2 peaked at over 2.7 million viewers, a vast difference from the first major, Dreamhack Winter 2013, which had only around 145,000 viewers at its peak. CS:GO has now become one of the largest eSports games available, with the scene having come a long way since its early days of informal LANs and small crowds in 2012.

Counter-Strike 2 Announced

Despite rumours of a sequel circulating for some time, including a leak earlier this year and a trademark filing, Counter-Strike 2 was officially announced to launch in summer 2023. It will be a free upgrade to CS:GO, starting a new era of the game on Valve’s Source 2 engine.

The company promises that it will mark the

“largest technical leap forward in Counter-Strike’s history”.

You can play Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on a variety of platforms, including PC, MAC, and legacy platforms.

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Stephen is the proud owner of a popular gaming news website GLN, where he provides the latest updates on everything gaming-related. With a passion for video games that dates back to his childhood, Stephen is dedicated to sharing his knowledge and expertise with fellow gamers around the world.

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