The Steam Workshop is where player demand becomes visible in raw numbers. While total item counts tell you which ecosystems are largest, subscription volume — how many players actually install and keep a mod — is the sharper signal. It separates a mod that exists from a mod that players genuinely want.
Pulling from ModSignal's live dataset of 3.97 million active mods across 75 tracked games, we can rank the most-subscribed Workshop items of all time. In total, the active mods in our dataset have accumulated 7.88 billion subscriptions.
The most-subscribed Steam Workshop mods of all time
These are the single most-installed items in the entire Workshop, ranked by current subscriptions:
| Mod | Game | Subscriptions |
|---|---|---|
| crashz' Crosshair Generator v3 | Counter-Strike 2 | 39,767,426 |
| Aim Botz - Training (CS:GO) | Counter-Strike 2 | 24,382,053 |
| Aim Botz - Aim Training (CS2) | Counter-Strike 2 | 13,249,713 |
| Config Generator ✮ crashz & Misterio | Counter-Strike 2 | 12,784,638 |
| crashz' Viewmodel Generator (CS:GO) | Counter-Strike 2 | 12,218,641 |
| Combined Status | Don't Starve Together | 10,255,632 |
| DOTA AUTO CHESS | Dota 2 | 10,190,129 |
| Overthrow | Dota 2 | 10,148,807 |
| Recoil Master - Spray Training (CS:GO) | Counter-Strike 2 | 8,887,189 |
| Global Positions | Don't Starve Together | 8,446,613 |
Counter-Strike 2 owns the top of the chart
The single most-subscribed Workshop item in history is crashz' Crosshair Generator v3, installed 39.8 million times — more than most commercial games sell. It is not a game-changing content mod; it is a utility. A crosshair configurator, an aim trainer, a viewmodel tweaker. The entire top of the chart is dominated by Counter-Strike 2 training and configuration tools.
This is the clearest possible illustration of a core ModSignal insight: the most valuable Workshop content is often not the flashiest — it is the tool that competitive players install once and never remove. Aim training and crosshair tools sit in a permanent install state for millions of players, which is why they accumulate subscriptions at a scale no single map or weapon mod can match.
The creators behind the numbers
The subscription leaderboard is not random. A small number of creators account for an outsized share of total installs:
- crashz — 15 items, 86.7 million total subscriptions, almost entirely in Counter-Strike 2. Crosshair and config tools that became the competitive standard.
- Mr. uLLeticaL™-S — 16 items, 58.2 million subscriptions. The Aim Botz training series, the de-facto aim practice tool for CS players.
- KI5 — 110 items, 91 million subscriptions, all in Project Zomboid. A single-game creator whose vehicle and building mods define the game's modding scene.
- Oskar Potocki — 142 items, 49 million subscriptions, led by RimWorld mods.
The pattern is striking: the top creators are not generalists — they are specialists who own a single game's most-needed content. crashz owns CS2 config tools. KI5 owns Project Zomboid vehicles. Oskar Potocki owns RimWorld quality-of-life. When a creator becomes the default answer to a recurring need in one ecosystem, their install base compounds.
What this means for studios and creators
For studios, the subscription leaderboard is a demand map:
- Utility beats spectacle. The most-installed mods are tools players need repeatedly, not one-time content. A studio that ships official versions of the most-needed utilities (crosshair editors, aim trainers, inventory managers) captures demand that currently flows to third-party creators.
- Single-game specialists are the real partners. The creators with the largest install bases are not spread across ten games — they own one. For partnership and sponsorship, a creator who is the default in their niche is worth more than a generalist with a larger follower count.
- A small ecosystem can hide a huge creator. KI5's 91 million subscriptions all come from Project Zomboid — a game with far fewer total Workshop items than Garry's Mod but a deeply engaged, install-hungry community.
How we measure
All figures come from the ModSignal live dataset, which tracks games, mods, creators, and subscription movement on the Steam Workshop. Subscription counts reflect current installs of active mods in the dataset. Because players subscribe and unsubscribe continuously, totals move over time — the ranking reflects a snapshot and is updated as the Workshop graph refreshes.
Why this matters
The most-subscribed mods are not a curiosity — they are the clearest public record of what players actually want. For studios deciding where to invest, and for creators deciding what to build next, the subscription leaderboard is the demand graph made legible.
Explore the live dataset to see how these numbers move, or compare games directly.