Genre ActionReleased Nov 1, 2000

Counter-Strike

Developed and published by Valve
Estimated lifetime revenue
$19.50M
Gross, before Steam's cut
Net revenue
$14.12M
After Steam's 28% cut
Units sold
3.73M
≈ 14 sales per review
Confidence
High
Based on 262,322 reviews
How we estimate →
Reviews
262,322
Overwhelmingly Positive97% positive
Playing now
6,656
13-day peak 11,658 · low 5,934
New reviews, last 13 days
+318
≈ 24 a day since Oct 3

History

Oct 3 – Oct 16

262.3K262.2K262.1K262.0K
Oct 3Oct 9Oct 16

Total Steam reviews. The slope is the signal: a steady climb long after launch means the game is still selling.

How it compares

Action →

Against the 120 most-reviewed Action games on Steam

Outearns 27% of them — below the group's median.

Median
$57.83M
352,680 reviews
Top 10% start at
$223.75M
This game
$19.50M
33rd pct. by reviews

The group is the games with the most reviews under this tag, not every release, so it leans toward games that sold — a percentile here is a harder test than the same percentile across the whole store would be.

About

Play the world's number 1 online action game. Engage in an incredibly realistic brand of terrorist warfare in this wildly popular team-based game. Ally with teammates to complete strategic missions. Take out enemy sites. Rescue hostages. Your role affects your team's success. Your team's success affects your role.

Developer
Valve
Publisher
Valve
Genre
Action
Released
Nov 1, 2000
Steam app ID
10
Data updated
Oct 16, 2026
Estimates, not reported sales. No developer-published figures are on file for this game. See the methodology for how the numbers are built.