The data is taken from Google.
The most popular CS2 players in the world are S1mple, Kennys, Niko, Fallen, and Olofmeister. Just outside the top 5 are Get_Right, Pashabiceps, and ScreaM.
Surprisingly, Kennys is the closest to S1mple. The Frenchman set the pace for AWP play in the early years of CS:GO and continues to be popular even without playing on the tier-1 scene.
Kennys is googled more often than others in the US, Canada, Australia, and several other countries. In his native France, Kennys leads by average. However, in terms of peak indicators, ZywOo surpassed him after winning the home Major in May 2023.
Fallen's super popularity in Brazil and Portuguese-speaking countries helps him stay at the top even with weak sports results in recent years. From October 2017 to March 2018, he was the most popular among all players.
Niko skillfully combines the status of one of the best players in the world with a good media presence. Thanks to this, he is currently more popular than ZywOo.
Olofmeister was a key player in the Fnatic era and then moved to the media-focused Faze Clan, which helped him become one of the most popular.
S1mple remains the most popular even with just one map in six months. There's no need to write a lot of words about it.
In summary, Simple remains the most popular CS2 player in the world since December 2018.
World peak popularity values:
S1mple - February 2022.
Fallen - June 2020.
ZywOo - May 2023.
Get_Right - March 2015.
Niko - November 2021.
Olofmeister - August 2015.
KennyS - November 2015.