Rainbow Six Siege X Player Count – How Popular is Siege 10 Years on?

Rainbow Six Siege X player count has ebbed and flowed since its release in 2015. That’s to be expected, but while the majority of the gaming audience go about their days, Siege has continued to be a major hit. While we can only really use Steam data to track how Siege is performing, it does give us a great insight into the health of the game, the peaks, and troughs it makes as new seasons come and go, and what the future might hold for the Ubisoft shooter.

In this article, we’ll take a look at the data available from a number of sources, including Steam Charts, SteamDB, activeplayer.io and Twitch. What we can say is, Rainbow Six Siege X player count is alive and well, but are there signs of worry ahead as the game moves into its 11th year?

Rainbow Six Siege X Player Count – How has 2025 Been?

Siege X has enjoyed a strong 2025. Peaking at around 82,000 in June with the release of Season 2, however, the trend since then has been downward, with even Season 3 not seeing any gains. October saw the game drop to 36,000 average, though that trend is looking to continue into November. As a result, the 10th anniversary, with its improved new player experience, and new content, could be key.

Rainbow Six Siege X finds itself in a strange place. How do you keep the players you have, while gaining new ones, and keeping them? Then there’s the problem of bringing back players who have turned their backs on the game. What do you do to get them to return? How do you reach out?

The Console Impact

Something that is worth noting about Siege X is that the console has become the main way people play. A brief look at ranked data shows that just shy of 900,000 players have ranked on PC for this season, while on console, that sits at just over 1 million.

Some simple maths here would suggest there are, on average, 10% more people on console, which makes Siege X seem like a much healthier game overall. While PC average daily usage might be around 40,000 at its peak, if we include console, it would put the game much closer to 100,000. Now, PC players have to play with those on console, but console players are able to disable crossplay if they choose. This might be a major reason why consoles have become more popular.

Twitch Numbers

Another interesting stat comes from Twitch, where the game remains very popular. According to Activeplayer.io, the past 30 days saw Siege X hold an average of 16,000 viewers, which peaked at 206,000 during the Munich Major final. Even if we step away from that and look at the past seven days, an average of 7,000 with a peak of 48,000 is still health for a game at the end of a season and going into its 11th year.

Regional Bias

As we can see above, the active player base is heavily biased towards the Western world, with the game barely making a dent outside of Europe and America. This chart is for “interest” and not an indication of active players, as some of the best players come from outside these regions. Rather, this looks at search interest for the game and how it is spread globally.

Obviously, this is also for the English term for the game, but it still shows some interesting points. South America and America overall have a big interest in the game, while for Europe, Hungary, the UK, and Finland stand above the rest of Europe. When we looked at a more recent 30-day period, very little changed, though the USA started to show up as a major search nation alongside the UK. With a new patch dropping soon, it makes sense that interest in the game is starting to peak again.

What Does 2026 Hold for Rainbow Six Siege X?

2026 will be a big year for Rainbow Six Siege X. With the 10th anniversary event dropping in December 2025, it could hold a key to the future of Siege X going forward. After the Munich Major, and with the Season 4 news, we did see a small climb in player count, with the daily going from 35,000 to 40,000 to an increase of 40,000 to 50,000. So the game has managed to engage on average 10,000 players, and this only counts Steam players on PC. While the game has been on Ubisoft Connect as well, in fact, it’s where I own the game.

Regardless, Siege is still in a very strong position, and despite it being mostly forgotten by many, the fact that over 100,000 people are playing the game most days shows just how massive the game has remained.