Peak player count of CS2 fell by almost 100,000 players in may

The average monthly audience of Counter-Strike 2 has slightly decreased over the past month. In May 2025, the average player count of the game fell by 0.68% (slightly over 7,000 players) compared to the previous month.

The peak player count in May also decreased compared to the April number – from 1.811 million to 1.712 million users. The statistics were provided by the analytical service Steam Charts.

Note that in May, several updates were released in Counter-Strike 2. In one of them, the developers released content related to the upcoming BLAST.tv Austin Major 2025.

The statistics of CS2's player count over the past 12 months looks as follows:

Origin: steamcharts.com