PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS vs AION 2: Player Count Comparison
AION 2 is currently the bigger game, with 285,985 players in game against 88,036 for PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS — about 3.2× as many. Both figures are live from Steam and update daily.
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the high-stakes winner-take-all shooter that started the Battle Royale craze, is free-to-play! Drop into diverse maps, loot unique weapons and supplies, and survive in an ever-shrinking zone where every turn could be your last.
| Steam rank | #3 |
|---|---|
| Weekly peak | 612,531 |
| Reviews | Mixed |
| Price | Free to play |
| Released | 21 Dec, 2017 |
AION 2
AION 2 is the only MMORPG built around a world where the sky is the battlefield. Choose your faction, ascend as a Daeva, and fight a faction war across a world 36 times larger than the original. PC only, on Unreal Engine 5.
| Steam rank | #5 |
|---|---|
| Weekly peak | 397,905 |
| Reviews | Mostly Positive |
| Price | Free to play |
| Released | 5 Oct, 2026 |
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS player trend
AION 2 player trend
Chart appears once a few days of history have been collected.
Which has more players?
As of October 6, 2026, AION 2 leads with 285,985 concurrent players (Steam rank #5) while PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS has 88,036 (rank #3). Player count measures how busy a game is right now, not how good it is — check the review scores above alongside it.
See both inside the full Steam top 100 chart.