The Battlefield 6 beta briefly led Steam in North America for weekly active users, beating Counter-Strike 2, Peak, Marvel Rivals, and Helldivers 2 – and it also reached fourth on PlayStation and Xbox in the US. That matters because a beta pulling those numbers means a lot of players showed up.
Industry tracker Circana reported the spike, and Mat Piscatella posted the figures on Bluesky. The numbers measure weekly active users rather than concurrent players, which is a different way to look at engagement and gives a broader view of who actually logged in over a week.
Circana Player Engagement Tracker – Top 15 Titles by Total Weekly Active Users (Not Concurrent) – W/E Aug 16, 2025- The Battlefield 6 beta ranked 1st on Steam across the US, Mexico and Canada, while also ranking 4th on both PlayStation and Xbox in the US.
— Mat Piscatella (@matpiscatella.bsky.social) 2025-08-25T14:14:31.036Z
Steam’s official concurrent player charts still had Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and PUBG ahead of the BF6 beta in peak players, so the two stats tell slightly different stories. Weekly active users usually show who came back during the week, not just who was online at a single moment.
On console, the picture is a bit different – Circana put the beta at fourth in the US across PlayStation and Xbox, behind Fortnite, Call of Duty, and Roblox. You have to remember the Call of Duty client covers a lot of modern COD content, from Warzone to Black Ops 6, so comparing a single beta to that catalog is a little odd. Maybe that’s the idea.
On Steam, Call of Duty didn’t make Circana’s top 15 for the week ending August 16, which is an interesting split between platforms. It suggests Battlefield still draws a lot of PC attention even when it tries to pull console players, or that COD audiences on PC are hanging out on other stores.
I’m not trying to crow about one stat beating another. It’s a data point. Wow, a beta can be loud. If you want to argue platform loyalty, fine – take it to the comments.
