Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Counter-Strike Audience in United States

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Counter-Strike in United States — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Counter-Strike has an estimated audience of 3,045,395 people in United States.

#15among Shooter in United States#83among Video / Board Game in United States#202in Games

The average Counter-Strike fan in United States is 25.9 years old, more male, and lives primarily in California.

The audience is concentrated in California, Texas, Florida.

Top brand affinities include Micro Center, Mobile game, Massively multiplayer online games, with strongest over-indexing on Micro Center (18.29× the country average).

Demographically, the Counter-Strike audience skews more male with an average age of 25.9, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Convenience Orientation, Early Adopter Mentality.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 50 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Counter-Strike fan in United States is more male, around 25.9 years old, with strong Convenience Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Micro Center.

Category: Games · Type: Video / Board Game · Subtype: Shooter

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Counter-Strike profile in United States.

Audience size
3M
in United States
Gender
20.0%♀
80.0% male
Age
25.9
average years
Country rank
#10175
Video / Board Game in United States
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+10%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Counter-Strike fans

20.0% are female, 80.0% are male, average age 25.9.

Fig. 02

Gender split

20.0%
Female
80.0%
Male
Demographic split for Counter-Strike audience in United States
MetricValue
Female20.0%
Male80.0%
Average age25.9
Estimated audience size3,045,395
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 25.9
average years
Age distribution of the Counter-Strike audience in United States
Age bracketShare%
16-1960%
20-2922%
30-399%
40-496%
50+3%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

23.8%

of the worldwide Counter-Strike audience comes from United States.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Counter-Strike
CountryShare
United States23.8%
France7.6%
Germany6.9%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United States average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Counter-Strike audience in United States is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Counter-Strike fans by region: top regions in United States
#RegionReachAffinity×
01California~500K1.49×
02Washington~80K1.26×
03Utah~30K1.25×
04Texas~300K1.23×
05Nevada~30K1.17×
06Oregon~40K1.15×
07Illinois~100K1.14×
08New Jersey~90K1.13×
09Virginia~80K1.11×
10Oklahoma~40K1.11×
11Florida~200K1.10×
12New York~200K1.09×
13Arizona~70K1.09×
14Idaho~20K1.08×
15Hawaii~10K1.07×
16Connecticut~30K1.06×
17Alaska~7K1.06×
18Colorado~50K1.05×
19Kansas~30K1.05×
20Massachusetts~60K1.03×
21Georgia~100K1.02×
22Indiana~60K1.02×
23North Dakota~6K1.02×
24Minnesota~40K1.01×
25Kentucky~40K1.00×
26Missouri~50K0.97×
27Arkansas~20K0.97×
28New Hampshire~10K0.97×
29Nebraska~10K0.96×
30Rhode Island~9K0.96×
31South Dakota~7K0.96×
32Pennsylvania~100K0.95×
33Michigan~80K0.95×
34Wisconsin~40K0.95×
35Ohio~90K0.94×
36North Carolina~90K0.93×
37Maryland~50K0.93×
38Iowa~20K0.93×
39Vermont~5K0.93×
40Alabama~40K0.92×
41Tennessee~60K0.91×
42South Carolina~40K0.91×
43Maine~10K0.91×
44New Mexico~10K0.90×
45West Virginia~10K0.90×
46Louisiana~30K0.88×
47Montana~7K0.88×
48Delaware~7K0.87×
49Washington, District of Columbia~8K0.85×
50Mississippi~20K0.78×
Fig. 06

Affinity by region

Affinity by region — Counter-Strike, United States
0.78×1.00×1.49×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Counter-Strike audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Counter-Strike audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01DreamHackSports46.96×
02OPPOTechnology & Electronics38.59×
03International educationBusiness & Career22.57×
04Fry's ElectronicsShopping19.13×
05Micro CenterShopping18.29×
06Disneyland ParisTravel & Leisure11.11×
07Massively multiplayer online gamesGames10.64×
08NvidiaTechnology & Electronics10.04×
09Mobile gameGames8.94×
10Real-time strategyGames6.73×
11Action role-playing gameGames6.51×
12Action-adventure gameGames5.89×
13Anime and manga fandomLiterature4.43×
14Role-playing gamesGames4.41×
15GameStopGames4.14×
16Game consolesTechnology & Electronics4.05×
17PokémonGames3.96×
18Online gamesGames3.42×
19Pizza HutFood & Beverages2.82×
20Android (operating system)Technology & Electronics2.56×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Counter-Strike audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

↑ What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Counter-Strike audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Convenience OrientationPREMIUM2.10×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.70×
Community OrientationOPEN1.48×
0×1.00× baseline2×
↓ Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Counter-Strike audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.60×
DIY MentalityTHRILL0.61×
TravellingTHRILL0.81×
0×1.00× baseline2×
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Counter-Strike have in United States?

Counter-Strike has an estimated audience of 3,045,395 people in United States, concentrated in California and Texas.

02

What is the gender split and age of Counter-Strike fans?

20.0% of Counter-Strike fans are female, 80.0% are male, with an average age of 25.9 years.

03

Which brands do Counter-Strike fans like most?

Counter-Strike fans show strongest brand affinity for Micro Center (18.29×), Mobile game (8.94×), and Massively multiplayer online games (10.64×) over the country average.

04

Where do Counter-Strike fans live in United States?

Counter-Strike fans in United States are most concentrated in California (reach ~500K), Texas (reach ~300K), and Florida (reach ~200K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Counter-Strike fans also like?

Beyond Counter-Strike itself, the audience over-indexes on Mobile game (8.94×), Massively multiplayer online games (10.64×), International education (22.57×), and DreamHack (46.96×) compared to the United States average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United States who actively search for Counter-Strike. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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