CS:GO Cracks 1 Million Concurrent Players Mark On Steam

9 years or so after its release, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive has cracked a million numbers for the first time in the concurrent player space. It’s the PC shooter that just wouldn’t die.

Thanks a million.

— CS2 (@CounterStrike) March 14, 2020

In fact, the past few years has been great for the multiplayer esports shooter. Earlier this year, CS:GO took the top spot from Dota 2 on Steam and is on the rise ever since. The funny thing is these numbers started going up ever since the coronavirus happened and started going pandemic. We’re guessing a lot of Chinese gamers in the region are quarantined and using up more time for CS:GO.

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