2022 is turning out to be a great year for CSGO fans as the title witnesses its highest player growth in almost two years. According to data from Steam Charts, CSGO has gained over 55,000 unique players in the month of January 2022. The last time we had observed a growth of over 50K unique players was in November 2020, when the competitive shooter gained 55,087 unique players in a month.
Currently, CSGO stands proud at the top of the Steam Charts in terms of player numbers, boasting an average player count of over 600,000 while its peak player count hovers near the 1 million mark. It’s important to note that both the average numbers and the peak player counts are witnessing a significant increase over the previous months, further hinting at the increment in the title’s popularity.
The news comes as Valve announced the next CSGO major in Antwerp, Belgium. The increasing player numbers of CSGO are certain to provide a boost in the upcoming Major’s viewership as well, unless the game somehow drastically loses players over the next few months – something we have seen happen in the past.
With CSGO gaining 55,762 unique players over January 2022, the title sees its biggest player growth since April 2020, when it gained a whopping 186,570 unique players in a month. However, that sudden growth spurt was rather short-lived, as CSGO lost almost the same number of players over the next two months combined.
This time, we are keeping our fingers crossed for the growth of CSGO to continue over the next few months.
