CS2 skin prices kept going down in the first half of November. Almost every type of item is cheaper now than it was on October 30. Some held up a lot better than others, though, and that's worth knowing if you're about to buy or sell something.
The numbers below come from the Skinory CS2 Index, which follows Skinport prices for about 17,000 items. Its current scale starts at 100 on October 30. So a reading of 93.5 simply means prices are about 6.5% lower than on that day. We used the reading dated November 13, 2026.
The short version
- The whole CS2 market is down about 6.5% since October 30, and about 2% in the last seven days alone.
- Gloves took the biggest hit, around 10% down. Knives are down about 7.5%.
- Stickers, patches and graffiti held up best. Patches barely moved.
- In Skinory's latest count, only about 1 item in 10 was going up. More than 6 in 10 were going down.
Every category, from worst to best
"Since Oct 30" is the change in each category's index. "Last 7 days" is Skinory's own seven-day figure. Small categories, like pins or keys, only cover a few dozen items, so a single sale can move them a lot.
| Category | Since Oct 30 | Last 7 days | Items tracked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloves | −10.2% | −3.7% | 341 |
| Agents | −9.7% | −1.8% | 63 |
| Charms | −9.5% | +3.0% | 209 |
| Music kits | −9.5% | +0.4% | 154 |
| Knives | −7.5% | −2.9% | 1,065 |
| Pins | −7.4% | +0.2% | 44 |
| Cases | −6.9% | −1.8% | 42 |
| All items | −6.5% | −2.0% | 16,761 |
| Rifles | −6.0% | −1.8% | 2,927 |
| Pistols | −4.8% | −0.1% | 2,644 |
| Stickers | −4.4% | −1.7% | 5,044 |
| SMGs | −4.1% | −0.8% | 1,746 |
| Heavy | −3.5% | −1.2% | 1,177 |
| Keys | −3.2% | −4.2% | 27 |
| Equipment | −2.7% | +1.2% | 39 |
| Graffiti | −1.5% | −2.5% | 616 |
| Patches | −0.6% | +1.6% | 108 |
Knives and gloves fell the most
Gloves and knives are the most expensive things in CS2, and they lost the most. Together they're worth over a billion dollars in Skinory's estimate, so even a few percent is a lot of money. If you own one, your inventory value probably dropped more than the market average.
We can't tell you exactly why from the numbers alone. What we can say is that this didn't start in November. October was already a bad month: CSMarketCap's October recap found the market down 8.6% over 30 days, with every category they track in the red.
What held up better
Stickers dropped less than half as much as gloves. That matches what CSMarketCap saw in October, when stickers were also the most stable of their categories. Their explanation is supply: once a tournament sticker sale ends, no new copies are made.
Patches, graffiti and equipment barely moved. Keep in mind these are cheap items and small categories. "Held up" here doesn't mean they're a safe place to put money. It just means they didn't fall as hard this time.
Charms went up 3% in the last week, after falling earlier. With only about 200 items tracked, that can turn around fast.
How big is the CS2 market right now?
It depends on who you ask. Skinory estimates the whole market at about $3.6 billion. That figure uses an assumption about how many copies of each item exist, so treat it as a rough size, not an exact count. CSMarketCap put it at $5.23 billion on November 2. The two use different methods, so don't compare them directly. Compare each tracker with itself over time. Both point the same way: down.
What this means for you
- Selling? Check the price on more than one marketplace before you sell, and look at the fees, not just the listed price. Our skin sale calculator shows what you actually get after fees.
- Buying? There's no rush. Prices have fallen for weeks, and nothing says they've stopped. Buy a skin because you want to use it, not because you think it will go back up.
- Holding a knife or gloves? Your item probably lost more than the average. That only matters if you sell now.
This isn't financial advice. Skin prices can drop fast after a game update or a change on a marketplace, and no one knows what Valve will do next.
We'll update these numbers every month. You can also follow CS2 skin prices day by day on our CS2 Skin Watch and the Market Watch page.
Sources and references
- Skinory CS2 Index (data under CC BY 4.0, reading dated November 13, 2026)
- Skinory index methodology
- CSMarketCap: October was red in every CS2 skin category