Valorant is known to be one of the fastest growing competitive shooters of this generation and earned itself the title of one of the most played games of 2021. The reason for Valorant's fame was its familiarity with the already existing competitive shooter Counter-Strike Global Offensive. However, what made Valorant stand out was its addition and implementation of MOBA elements to the shooter environment.
Since its release on June 2, 2020, Valorant has attracted millions of players to try the game and won their hearts with it. Not only that, but various esports individuals have also switched over to Valorant, which has also given it its much-needed boost. With the conclusion of 2021, this article will talk about the number of players the title attracted last year and its performance throughout.
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All data taken for this article on active players comes from activeplayer.io and not from Riot Games officially. At the end of 2021, Valorannt had a total of 13.3 million players in December as a monthly average. This means that the game saw a total of 883,000 daily players, which is in direct competition with Counter-Strike Global Offensive released almost ten years ago.
The peak in the number of players retained by Valorat in 2021 took place in July, and had a total of 14.9 million players on average monthly. That's great for a game that came out almost a year ago. On the other hand, Counter-Strike peaked in December with a total of 37 million players on average.
Both Valornt and the Counter-Strike communities are in conflict over which game has the largest playerbase, and the answer to that will be Counter-Strike Global Offensive for now. However, that shouldn't be a matter of debate as both games have their own key features that stand out. Nevertheless, players appreciate both and respect each other's differences.
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