Around 15,000 CS Rating is a good Premier rating in the current CS2 population. In recent large third-party datasets, 15K is around the Top 30% of tracked Premier players, 20K is roughly Top 10%, 25K is around Top 2%, and 30K+ is an exceptionally rare range.
That does not mean 10K is “bad.” The middle of the current tracked Premier population sits roughly in the 10K–11K area, so a player around that range is close to the center of the ladder rather than at the bottom.
10K = around average range.
15K = good / clearly above average.
20K = very good, roughly Top 10%.
25K = elite range, roughly Top 2%.
30K+ = exceptionally rare among currently tracked players.
CS2 Premier Rating Percentiles in 2026
Valve does not publish a complete percentile distribution for Premier. The estimates below use current third-party tracking data rather than official Valve population statistics.
| Premier Rating | Approximate Standing | Practical Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Below 5,000 | Lower ~21% | Developing / lower end of the tracked ladder |
| 5,000+ | About Top 79% | Below the current middle range |
| 10,000+ | About Top 56% | Around average |
| 15,000+ | About Top 30% | Good / above average |
| 20,000+ | About Top 10% | Very good / high-level |
| 25,000+ | About Top 2% | Elite tracked range |
| 30,000+ | About Top 0.1% | Exceptionally rare |
What Is the Average CS2 Premier Rating?
The current middle of the tracked Premier ladder is roughly around the 10,000–11,000 CS Rating range.
One current large tracker places around 44% of active tracked players below 10K and roughly 70% below 15K. Separate Season 5 snapshots have placed the median slightly above 11K.
Because datasets use different tracking methods and dates, it is more responsible to describe the current middle as a range rather than claim one exact universal average.
Is 5,000 Premier Rating Good?
5,000 CS Rating is below the current median, but it is not an unusual rating.
Recent tracking places roughly one fifth of rated players below 5K, while the entire 5K–10K Light Blue band contains another large portion of the population.
For a newer Premier player, 5K can simply mean you are still building fundamentals such as:
- crosshair placement;
- economy management;
- utility basics;
- map rotations;
- trading;
- consistent decision-making.
It is better to track progress from 5K to 7K or 8K than to compare yourself immediately with 20K players.
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Is 10,000 Premier Rating Good?
10K is approximately average in the current tracked population.
The 10K–15K Blue band is currently one of the largest parts of the Premier distribution. Around 10K, you are close to the center of the ladder rather than clearly above it.
This is an important correction to older articles that describe 10K using distributions from much earlier Premier seasons. Rating populations move over time.
A 10K player who reaches 14K has moved significantly within the same Blue color band even though the visible color has not changed.
Is 15,000 Premier Rating Good?
Yes. 15K is a good Premier rating.
Current large datasets place the start of the Purple band at approximately the Top 30% of tracked Premier players.
That means roughly seven out of ten tracked rated players are below the 15K boundary.
15K is a useful point to start calling a rating clearly above average rather than merely around the middle.
It does not mean every 15K player has identical skill. The Purple band extends all the way to 19,999, so the difference between a fresh 15K player and someone at 19.8K is substantial.
Is 20,000 Premier Rating Good?
20K is very good by the current distribution.
The 20K boundary starts the Pink band and currently sits around the Top 10% of large tracked Premier populations.
A September 2026 dataset placed 20K+ at approximately 10.3% of tracked players, while another large current tracker produces a very similar result.
This is why describing 20K as merely “above average” understates its current position.
Is 25,000 Premier Rating Good?
25K is an elite rating range for the tracked population.
Recent large datasets place 25K+ at approximately the Top 2%.
Only a small fraction of active tracked Premier players reaches the Red band.
At this point, comparing yourself with “average Premier” is not very useful anymore. More meaningful benchmarks become:
- your exact CS Rating;
- regional leaderboard progress;
- consistency over a large match sample;
- how well you maintain the rating across seasonal changes;
- performance against similarly rated players.
How Rare Is 30,000+ CS Rating?
30K begins the highest Premier color band.
In current large tracker data, only around 0.1% of tracked active players are in the 30K+ range.
That makes 30K extraordinarily rare compared with normal Premier ratings.
However, two distinctions matter:
- 30K is the beginning of the highest color band, not a hard maximum CS Rating;
- 30K does not automatically mean you are displayed on a public Valve leaderboard.
Valve's public World and regional leaderboards show the Top 1,000 eligible players for each leaderboard. Whether a specific rating is enough depends on the current leaderboard and region.
CS2 Premier Rating Distribution by Color
| Color Band | CS Rating | Approx. Share of Current Tracked Players |
|---|---|---|
| Gray | Below 5,000 | ~20.9% |
| Light Blue | 5,000–9,999 | ~23.2% |
| Blue | 10,000–14,999 | ~26.3% |
| Purple | 15,000–19,999 | ~19.5% |
| Pink | 20,000–24,999 | ~8.3% |
| Red | 25,000–29,999 | ~1.8% |
| Gold | 30,000+ | ~0.1% |
The distribution is concentrated heavily below 20K. More than two thirds of the tracked population currently sits below 15K, and roughly nine out of ten are below 20K.
Why CS2 Premier Percentiles Change Over Time
A Premier rating does not have one permanent percentile.
Several factors can move the distribution:
- seasonal recalibration;
- rating inflation or compression;
- changes in the active player population;
- players returning or becoming inactive;
- changes to matchmaking or rating movement;
- the specific population tracked by each analytics service.
This is why an old article saying “20K is Top 1%” can become badly outdated without the 20K rating itself changing.
In current Season 5 data, 20K is closer to Top 10% than Top 1%.
Why Different Websites Show Different Percentiles
There is no official full-population Valve dataset available to the public.
Third-party services therefore build distributions from the players and matches they can observe.
Two trackers can produce different results because they may use:
- different sample sizes;
- different regions;
- different activity windows;
- different definitions of an active player;
- different collection methods;
- different snapshot dates.
This does not automatically make one dataset wrong. It means a percentile should always be presented together with its source period and methodology.
How Reliable Are Current Premier Percentiles?
Large datasets are useful for understanding the shape of the ladder, especially when multiple sources show similar results.
Current multi-million-player datasets broadly agree that:
- the center of the ladder is around the low-10K range;
- 15K is around Top 30%;
- 20K is around Top 10–12%;
- 25K is around Top 2%;
- 30K+ is extremely rare.
The exact decimal should not be treated as a permanent truth, but the broad classification is useful.
What Counts as a Good Rating for a New Player?
“Good” should also depend on how long you have been playing.
A player in their first Premier season who moves from 4K to 9K has made substantial progress even if 9K is still below the overall median.
For a newer player, useful goals are:
- reach and maintain 5K;
- move toward 10K;
- stabilize above the middle of the ladder;
- then target 15K as the first clearly above-average milestone.
What Counts as a Good Rating for an Experienced Player?
| Rating | Suggested Description |
|---|---|
| Below 10K | Developing / below current median |
| 10K–14.9K | Average to above average |
| 15K–19.9K | Good / strong |
| 20K–24.9K | Very good / high-level |
| 25K–29.9K | Elite tracked range |
| 30K+ | Exceptional |
These descriptions are editorial interpretations of the current distribution, not Valve's official skill labels.
Is Premier Rating the Same as Skill?
No rating can perfectly measure everything that makes a strong CS2 player.
CS Rating tells you where your Premier results currently place you on that ladder. It does not directly tell you:
- your aim quality;
- utility knowledge;
- communication quality;
- individual map mastery;
- FACEIT Elo;
- Competitive rank on a specific map.
Premier Rating vs FACEIT Level
Do not use Premier percentile data to assign yourself a FACEIT Level.
Premier and FACEIT operate independent ladders. A 20K Premier player is not automatically FACEIT Level 8, 9 or 10.
If you want to compare the two ecosystems properly, see CS2 Premier vs FACEIT.
For FACEIT's actual Elo boundaries, use our FACEIT Levels & Elo guide.
Premier Rating vs Competitive Rank
The same warning applies to Competitive.
Competitive uses separate Skill Groups for individual maps, while Premier uses one CS Rating across the mode.
A 15K Premier player cannot be automatically converted to Legendary Eagle, Master Guardian or another Competitive rank.
See CS2 Premier vs Competitive for the full difference.
How to Judge Your Premier Rating Correctly
Use four pieces of context:
- Exact rating: 19.8K tells you more than simply “Purple.”
- Current season: percentiles drift over time.
- Current distribution: use recent data, not launch-era articles.
- Your own trend: stable improvement matters more than one peak rating.
A peak at 20,100 followed by an immediate fall to 16K means something different from maintaining 20K across dozens of matches.
What Rating Should You Aim For?
| Current Rating | Useful Next Target |
|---|---|
| Below 5K | 5K, then 7.5K |
| 5K–9.9K | 10K |
| 10K–14.9K | 15K |
| 15K–19.9K | 20K |
| 20K–24.9K | 25K |
| 25K–29.9K | 30K |
| 30K+ | Exact rating and leaderboard position |
How to Improve Your Premier Rating
If you are climbing manually, focus on the factors that produce repeatable match wins:
- build a usable Active Duty map pool;
- reduce unnecessary opening deaths;
- improve trading distance;
- learn practical utility rather than hundreds of rarely used lineups;
- manage economy as a team;
- avoid extending tilted sessions;
- review close losses for repeated mistakes.
For the complete Premier mechanics, read CS2 Premier Ranks Explained.
If you already have a visible rating and want to reach a defined numerical target such as 15K, 20K, 25K or 30K+, see our CS2 Premier Rating Boost.
Data note: distribution checked in October 2026 against current large-scale Premier tracking and recent Season 5 snapshots. Valve does not publish a complete Premier percentile distribution.
