- Avg Premier ≈ 10–11k
- Blue = above ~47%
- Gold = top 0.2%
- ~20% are FACEIT L10
Everyone wants to know the same thing: is my rank actually good? The only honest answer comes from the distribution — where the whole playerbase really sits. Below is the CS2 rank distribution for 2026, for both Premier and FACEIT, with the exact share of players in every tier and level. These are large third-party samples (Valve and FACEIT don't publish official numbers), so treat them as accurate-but-approximate.
CS2 Premier rating distribution
Premier ratings cluster hard in the middle. The average player sits around 10,000–11,000 CS Rating — the Blue tier — and the population thins out fast above it:
| Colour tier | CS Rating | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 Gray | 1,000 – 4,999 | 21.2% |
| 5,000 Light Blue | 5,000 – 9,999 | 25.6% |
| 10,000 Blue | 10,000 – 14,999 | 26.5% |
| 15,000 Purple | 15,000 – 19,999 | 19.1% |
| 20,000 Pink | 20,000 – 24,999 | 5.8% |
| 25,000 Red | 25,000 – 29,999 | 1.6% |
| 30,000+ Gold | 30,000+ | 0.2% |
What's a good Premier rank?
Turning shares into percentiles makes it concrete:
- 10,000 Blue (10,000+) — above roughly the bottom 47% of players. You're better than average.
- 15,000 Purple (15,000+) — about the top 27%. Genuinely strong.
- 20,000 Pink (20,000+) — the top ~7.6% of the ladder.
- 30,000+ Gold (30,000+) — the top ~0.2%. Near-pro territory.
FACEIT level distribution
FACEIT looks different because Level 10 has no upper cap — it collects everyone from 2,001 Elo up past 4,000, so it's actually the single most populated level. The middle levels (4–8) hold the bulk of everyone else:
| Level | Elo | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 |
100 – 500 | 1.21% |
| Level 2 |
501 – 750 | 4.8% |
| Level 3 |
751 – 900 | 7.16% |
| Level 4 |
901 – 1,050 | 11.75% |
| Level 5 |
1,051 – 1,200 | 11.31% |
| Level 6 |
1,201 – 1,350 | 10.47% |
| Level 7 |
1,351 – 1,530 | 11.05% |
| Level 8 |
1,531 – 1,750 | 11.46% |
| Level 9 |
1,751 – 2,000 | 10.4% |
| Level 10 |
2,001+ | 20.41% |
What's a good FACEIT level?
Because the ladder is bottom-heavy below Level 10, climbing has real meaning:
- Level 5 (1,051+) — roughly the
middle of the ladder; solid fundamentals.
- Level 8 (1,531+) — a strong,
consistent player; the top third or so.
- Level 10 (2,001+) — the top
public tier, and where FPL hopefuls grind. Reaching it is a real milestone even though the
band itself is large.
Sources: Premier — Esports Tales (public Premier rating sample) (March 2026); FACEIT — Leetify (600,000+ CS2 player sample) (March 2026). Figures are approximate community samples; Valve and FACEIT publish no official distribution.