CS:GO has reached another milestone. Yesterday, March 11, 2023, the maximum number of players reached 1,420,000. In February, the game had already broken the all-time record, but it continues to climb. The data was provided by SteamDB.info.
Fans, analysts and gamers are still puzzling over the reasons for CS:GO’s growth. The last peak was reached three years ago, almost certainly due to the effects of the corona pandemic, where there were plenty of lockdowns around the world and people preferred to keep themselves busy at home. That’s when games were a popular distraction and many titles saw massive growth in players.
CS:GO player count continues to climb
The 1.32 million this February came after the release of Revolutionary Case, but there was almost nothing going on then either. Besides, the release of previous cases never boosted the player count that much. Now, a month after the release of the case, it’s even more surprising and the community is wondering why CS:GO is getting more popular. One explanation that makes perfect sense is that CS:GO is experiencing a huge hype right now because of the new Counter-Strike. On the other hand, this is not confirmed in the charts.
The player base was growing consistently even before the big reveal, and continued to grow at about the same pace afterwards. The reason why CS:GO, of all games, is suddenly attracting more and more players remains mysterious. At this point, one can only speculate what the growth in recent months has to do with.
What is the reason for the mysterious growth in CS:GO?
Some people believe that players bored with VALORANT are returning to CS:GO or discovering CS: GO because of it, but ultimately it’s almost impossible to determine the real reason. Other people blame big shooters like Call of Duty and Battlefield, because there are some problems in the games themselves that might make one or two other players look for another title. That so many people have gone to CS:GO, though, is a surprise. The game hasn’t been updated with much content in years and there haven’t been any major changes or surprises. Despite this, the 25 year old franchise has now seen a huge boost and has overtaken many other titles in recent weeks. Some games need a lot of hype, with CS:GO even the rumor that there is a new game is enough to drive the player count up. CS:GO remains a classic and once again shows why it is such a popular game and an exciting Esport title.