Counter-Strike skins are reportedly hooking teens on gambling, with some struggling with addiction years later. Meanwhile, a news report discusses how virtual knives saved CS:GO, highlighting its journey to becoming a generation-defining FPS.
Counter-Strike is a popular first-person shooter video game franchise known for its competitive multiplayer gameplay.
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Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Counter-Strike in the last [--] hours which is down 4.90% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
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The most influential creators that mention Counter-Strike in the last [--] hours
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| @tunemusicalmoments | [--] | [---------] | [-----] | [----------] |
| @eslcounterstrike | [--] | [-------] | [---] | [---------] |
| @ohnepixelraw | [--] | [-------] | [--] | [---------] |
| @eslcs | [--] | [---------] | [---] | [---------] |
| @goldcsnades | [--] | [-------] | [--] | [---------] |
| @cs2donkedpov2 | [--] | [------] | [--] | [---------] |
| @westkerberos | [--] | [------] | [--] | [---------] |
| @ognebixel | [--] | [-------] | [--] | [---------] |
| @renyan | [--] | [-------] | [--] | [---------] |
| @cs2everyday2 | [--] | [------] | [--] | [-------] |
Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data
Current Value: 76%
Daily Average: 69%
[--] Week: 66% -1%
[--] Month: 69% +2%
[--] Months: 69% -4%
[--] Year: 69% +12%
1-Year High: 83% on 2025-04-10
1-Year Low: 53% on 2025-09-27
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Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours
Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.
"Counter-Strike Skins Hook Teens on Gambling Gambling with Counter-Strike skins has a unique hold on teenagers and young adults. Some of them still struggle with gambling years later"
News Link @barronsonline 2024-12-09T08:30Z 398.3K followers, 5.7M engagements
"How $400 virtual knives saved Counter-Strike CS:GO began in part as a console game. Now its the most popular FPS of our generation"
News Link @pcgamer 2015-09-17T20:59Z 3.2M followers, 1.2M engagements
"Valve explains how CS:GO became the second most-played game on Steam One of three talks Valve delivered at the Game Developers Conference last week was Building the Content that Drives the Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Economy a session by Technical Artist Bronwen Grimes. Grimes presentation mainly focused on how Valve developed its method for mostly-automating the creation of new weapon skins that roll out regularly in updates like Operation Phoenix and"
News Link @pcgamer 2014-03-25T20:49Z 3.2M followers, 1.2M engagements
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours
Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.
"13 matches played [--] times @TeamVitalityCS prevailed over this iteration of MOUZ The most one-sided H2H of tier-one Counter-Strike 💀"
X Link @HLTVorg 2026-02-16T17:18Z 792K followers, 27K engagements
"case is now live on @solana ultimate destination for counter strike cases skins market ca: GJpaM3MuA4n9wydQbPt4mZL26sDHpXEt7KX6Dkeupump"
X Link @counterdotfun 2026-02-16T16:46Z [----] followers, [----] engagements
"THROW PERFECT FLASHES EASILY #cs2 #csgo #styko"
X Link @STYKOcs 2026-02-16T16:03Z 70.3K followers, 20.4K engagements
"This is on the front page of counter strike reddit"
X Link @hobshy 2026-02-16T15:48Z 56.9K followers, 17.5K engagements
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