Courtesy of Steam Charts, the most recent data has Counter-Strike: Global Offensive superseding its previous concurrent players threshold of just over 900,000, for a new record of 916,996. The previous highest number was in the second week of February, where the online FPS clocked 901,681 playing at once.
Though these peaks are in themselves impressive, what’s most exciting are the jumps. The record as of the first week of February, 876,575, was a leap of over 25,000 above the previous highest count from 2016, and now we have a jump of over 40,000, in the space of weeks. Global Offensive, a game now eight years old in a series that just turned the legal drinking age in the US, is bringing in players en-masse, and many of them are sticking around. Average players has maintained above 400,000 since August 2019, cracking 500,000 in January.
For many involved in CS:GO, this will all just confirm what they already know about the game and its scene’s popularity. Competitive play is one of the largest and most consistent esports – the IEM Katowice, a major annual tournament, is happening right now and currently has over 140,000 live viewers on Twitch at time of writing.
Players new and old are getting to check out an update that mopped up some classic maps, as well as the usual set of tweaks and alterations. Counter-Strike’s literal global offensive is ongoing with Brazil hosting its first major next year, something which has no doubt sparked interest in the region.
We consider Counter-Strike: Global Offensive one of the best sniper games on PC, so make sure to sharpen your marksmanship if you’re considering giving it a go.
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Source: https://www.pcgamesn.com/counter-strike-global-offensive/peak-player-record
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