Battlegrounds hits 500,000 concurrent players on Steam

Battlegrounds hits 500,000 concurrent players, surpassing CS:GO and nearing Dota 2.

@anthony256

Published Aug 6, 2017 3:14 AM CDT
Updated Nov 3, 2020 12:54 PM CST

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PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds continues to take over the gaming world, with the game hitting yet another milestone: 500,000+ concurrent players on Steam.

Battlegrounds hits 500,000 concurrent players on Steam | TweakTown.com

If we consider that global FPS juggarnaut CS:GO sits at 'just' 511,768 concurrent players and a peak of 546,789 - while Battlegrounds reached 519,478 - PUBG's new peak. Dota 2 is still king with a huge 772,822 concurrent players and a peak of 774,396 - while #4 goes to H1Z1: King of the Kill with a peak of 141,789 players.

SteamSpy reports that over 6.2 million copies of Battlegrounds have been sold so far, and that's before the big July update was delayed until this week - another driver in players, I'm sure. There's also the cosmetic DLC upgrade coming, but hasn't been met with total positivity.

NEWS SOURCE:gamespot.com

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