# Counter-Strike

Counter-Strike skins are reportedly hooking teens on gambling, with some struggling with addiction years later. Meanwhile, news about game updates impacting the virtual economy and debates around NFTs are also prominent.

### About Counter-Strike
Counter-Strike is a popular first-person shooter video game franchise known for its competitive multiplayer gameplay.  

### Insights
- Counter-Strike mentions near a 52-week high at 24.5K.
- Counter-Strike mentions is up 20.45% from the previous week.
- Counter-Strike posts created is up 34.26% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [----------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:counter-strike/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/counter-strike/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [----------]  
Daily Average: [----------]  
[--] Week: [-----------] +3.50%  
[--] Month: [-------------] -18%  
[--] Months: [--------------] +14%  
[--] Year: [--------------] +195%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-12-15  
1-Year Low: [----------] on 2025-02-25  

Engagements by network (24h):
Reddit: [-----]
News: [-----]
Instagram: [-------]
YouTube: [----------]
X: [---------]
TikTok: [----------]

  
  
### Mentions: [------] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:counter-strike/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/counter-strike/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [------]  
Daily Average: [------]  
[--] Week: [------] +20%  
[--] Month: [-------] +12%  
[--] Months: [-------] +1.70%  
[--] Year: [---------] +97%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-07-30  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-02-17  

Mentions by network (24h):
Reddit: [---]
News: [--]
Instagram: [--]
YouTube: [------]
X: [-----]
TikTok: [-----]

  
  
### Creators: [-----] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:counter-strike/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/counter-strike/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Counter-Strike in the last [--] hours which is up 0.71% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [------] +8.70%  
[--] Month: [------] +11%  
[--] Months: [-------] -3.60%  
[--] Year: [-------] +71%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-06-23  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-02-17  

The most influential creators that mention Counter-Strike in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                               | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                               | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)        | [--]    | [----------] | [-----] | [---------]   |
| [@eslcounterstrike](/creator/tiktok/eslcounterstrike) | [--]    | [-------]    | [---]   | [---------]   |
| [@ohnepixelraw](/creator/youtube/ohnepixelraw)        | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]    | [---------]   |
| [@goldcsnades](/creator/tiktok/goldcsnades)           | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]    | [---------]   |
| [@cs2everyday2](/creator/tiktok/cs2everyday2)         | [--]    | [------]     | [--]    | [---------]   |
| [@pgl](/creator/youtube/pgl)                          | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]    | [-------]     |
| [@donkcs2pov666](/creator/tiktok/donkcs2pov666)       | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]    | [-------]     |
| [@tradeittiktok](/creator/tiktok/tradeittiktok)       | [--]    | [------]     | [--]    | [-------]     |
| [@renyan](/creator/youtube/renyan)                    | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]    | [-------]     |
| [@JakeSucky](/creator/twitter/JakeSucky)              | [--]   | [-------]    | [--]     | [-------]     |

[View More](/list/creators/counter-strike/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 75%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:counter-strike/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/counter-strike/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 75%  
Daily Average: 69%  
[--] Week: 68% -1%  
[--] Month: 68% -1%  
[--] Months: 68% -2%  
[--] Year: 68% +5%  
1-Year High: 83% on 2025-04-10  
1-Year Low: 53% on 2025-09-27  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Pro Player Showcases: (30%) Highlighting skilled gameplay from professional players like s1mple and donk in videos and streams.
- CS2 Meta and Balance Discussions: (25%) Community members sharing opinions and insights on the current game mechanics and balance of CS2.
- Tournament Competitions: (20%) Focus on players and teams actively competing in various Counter-Strike tournaments.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- Game Updates and Economic Impact: (40%) News regarding game updates, such as the CS2 update impacting the virtual economy and sparking NFT debates.
- Bans Related to Game Features: (35%) Reports of players being banned from Counter-Strike [--] due to features like AMD's Anti-Lag.
  

### Top Counter-Strike News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Why Chinas DF-31 missiles remain effective deterrents decades after debut South China Morning Post Not the newest or most powerful the ICBMs can still reach the US mainland and provide the PLA with a credible nuclear counterstrike force"  
[News Link](https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3322794/why-chinas-df-31-missiles-remain-effective-deterrents-decades-after-debut) [@SCMPNews](/creator/x/SCMPNews) 2025-08-25T21:31Z 968.8K followers, [---] engagements


"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](https://www.barrons.com/articles/counter-strike-skin-gambling-addiction-72078828) [@barronsonline](/creator/x/barronsonline) 2024-12-09T08:30Z 398.2K 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](https://www.pcgamer.com/how-400-virtual-knives-saved-counter-strike/) [@pcgamer](/creator/x/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](https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-explains-how-csgo-became-the-second-most-played-game-on-steam/) [@pcgamer](/creator/x/pcgamer) 2014-03-25T20:49Z 3.2M followers, 1.2M engagements



### Top Counter-Strike Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"FOUR SHOOTERS THAT ARE HARD TO PASS UP 🪬 #PrizePicks #CS2 #CSGO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/SolarJenda/status/2022864870190755897) [@SolarJenda](/creator/x/SolarJenda) 2026-02-15T02:45Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"I agree w/ Damascus and Tommy about this and honestly- The whole single player content isn't even a real reason. One of the biggest reasons we can get from the games on this list and funnily enough THE reason I push more people to learn Zenless Zone Zero. * All of them are team based games One of the biggest "preventative measures" to learning fighting games is the key fact that X player cannot blame anyone else. They HAVE to take personal accountability of their own actions and mistakes in order to improve. There is not a duo to help them (-2xko). The game doesn't hold their hand with hidden"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Iyokuu/status/2022844139365138903) [@Iyokuu](/creator/x/Iyokuu) 2026-02-15T01:23Z [----] followers, [----] engagements


"Fighting games definitely aren't mainstream successful because there is no single player game content Look at all the other successful online games with amazing single player content. Counter Strike Valorant League of Legends Rocket League Dota [--] Marvel Rivals. Im actually pretty tired of hearing about single player content in fighting games they aren't single player games Im actually pretty tired of hearing about single player content in fighting games they aren't single player games"  
[X Link](https://x.com/zDamascus/status/2022820708716257291) [@zDamascus](/creator/x/zDamascus) 2026-02-14T23:50Z 30.1K followers, 43.2K engagements


"@JakeSucky Counter strike is full of a bunch of raging incels who live in their parents basement and think saying racial slurs is funny like its [----]. Im so glad I quit that game"  
[X Link](https://x.com/Sureshock00/status/2022801817256493150) [@Sureshock00](/creator/x/Sureshock00) 2026-02-14T22:35Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

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