No more guesswork – we know exactly what items are in the highest demand among CS:GO players. We checked out all of last year’s trades on DMarket and identified real hot sellers.

The most popular CS:GO pistol? The top-grossing skin for AK-47? An average price for a Factory New M9 Bayonet | Doppler? Just go on reading.

CS:GO ITEMS BY PURCHASES:

Weapon Skins - 63%

Cases \ Keys \ Packages - 29%

Sealed Graffiti - 4%

Stickers \ Capsules - 3%

Gloves \ Other Items - 1%

Weapon skins accounted for 63% of all CS:GO deals on DMarket in 2018. CS:GO Cases, keys, and packages were also in demand, with their 29% of the total number of trades.

CS:GO WEAPON TYPES BY PURCHASES:

Regular Weapons - 90%

StatTrak Weapons - 9%

Souvenir Weapons - 1%

9% of all the CS:GO skins purchased on DMarket last year were equipped with StatTrak kill counters. Rare and pricey souvenir items are just not a wholesale sort of thing.

CS:GO WEAPONS BY PURCHASES:

Rifles - 48%

Pistols - 32%

SMGs - 11%

Heavy - 7%

Knives - 2%

Rifles and pistols – that’s what CS:GO players need in the first place. Knife skins are the least widespread but that means they can really make you stand out.

CS:GO QUALITY RANKS BY PURCHASES:

Field-Tested - 44%

Minimal Wear - 29%

Factory New - 13%

Well-Worn - 8%

Battle-Scared - 6%

As for the exterior quality, most players choose the middle way. Not too expensive, not too worn out, just fine – Field-Tested weapons.

TOP CS:GO RIFLES BY PURCHASES

AK-47 33% AK-47 | Redline (Field-Tested) $5.59

AWP 19% AWP | Asiimov (Field-Tested) $26.35

M4A4 10% M4A4 | Desolate Space (Field-Tested) $7.34

M4A1-S 9% M4A1-S | Icarus Fell (Factory New) $24.50

Galil AR 5% Galil AR | Chatterbox (Battle-Scarred) $1.38

No surprises here. The AK-47 is by far the most popular CS:GO rifle and item at all. The Redline in Field-Tested is easily the most favoured skin for that wide spraying but powerful gun. The skin’s average purchase price was $5.59 on DMarket last year.

The AWP is greatly behind the AK-47 in terms of the number of trades but has no real challengers among sniper rifles.

TOP CS:GO PISTOLS BY PURCHASES

USP-S 19% USP-S | Kill Confirmed (Field-Tested) $17.51

Glock-18 17% Glock-18 | Water Elemental (Field-Tested) $2.43

Desert Eagle 16% Desert Eagle | Blaze (Factory New) $71.90

P250 11% P250 | Asiimov (Field-Tested) $2.54

Five-SeveN 10% Five-SeveN | Monkey Business (Field-Tested) $1.0

Unlike rifles, everything is not so obvious when it comes to pistols. The USP-S, Glock-18, and Desert Eagle top the rankings in tough competition.

TOP CS:GO SMGs BY PURCHASES

UMP-45 21% UMP-45 | Blaze (Factory New) $8.28

MP7 17% MP7 | Bloodsport (Field-Tested) $4.15

P90 17% P90 | Asiimov (Minimal Wear) $6.15

MAC-10 16% MAC-10 | Neon Rider (Factory New) $5.29

MP9 15% MP9 | Ruby Poison Dart (Well-Worn) $3.11

There is no obvious favorite among submachine guns as well. The light but quite powerful UMP-45 is slightly ahead, while the MP7, P90, MAC-10, and MP9 follow it in close succession.

TOP CS:GO HEAVY RIFLES BY PURCHASES

Nova 26% Nova | Hyper Beast (Field-Tested) $2.23

XM1014 19% XM1014 | Seasons (Field-Tested) $0.35

Sawed-Off 17% Sawed-Off | Wasteland Princess (Minimal Wear) $1.67

MAG-7 17% MAG-7 | SWAG-7 (Minimal Wear) $1.00

Negev 12% Negev | Power Loader (Field-Tested) $0.68

The pump-action shotgun Nova is the most popular among heavy weapons, and the Hyper Beast is the number one skin for it by last year’s turnover on DMarket.

TOP CS:GO KNIVES BY PURCHASES

Gut Knife 17% Gut Knife | Doppler (Factory New) $55.67

Flip Knife 12% Flip Knife | Doppler (Factory New) $103.60

M9 Bayonet 12% M9 Bayonet | Doppler (Factory New) $186.94

Bayonet 10% Bayonet | Doppler (Factory New) $146.31

Karambit 10% Karambit | Doppler (Factory New) $225.08

The Factory New Doppler skin is the top choice for each of the most in-demand CS:GO knives in terms of the total amount of money players spent on it on DMarket last year.

Conclusion

Now you know the latest CS:GO fancy trends. Are you a trendspotter or trendbreaker? Anyway, you can find all CS:GO skins you need to stand out in the game on DMarket.

Source: https://dmarket.com/blog/most-popular-csgo-weapons-skins-2018/