PUBG Season 43: Dates, RP Reset & What Happens Next
Updated for Season 43 · September 2026 · last reviewed
S43 is live — no end date announced yetexpected around November 2026
PUBG Ranked Season 43 went live via Update 43.1 on 10 September 2026 on PC, with console following on 17 September 2026. This page is the permanent season tracker: current dates, what the seasonal reset actually does to your RP, what changed (and did not change) this update, and how long the climb back takes — updated every season, with every claim sourced.
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Season 43 dates
Season 43 started with Update 43.1, live on PC on 10 September 2026 and on console a week later, on 17 September 2026 (official PUBG patch notes). PUBG ranked seasons normally run about two months, and Season 43 returns to that standard cadence after the longer, three-month Season 42 — which puts the expected end around mid-November 2026. Krafton has not formally announced the exact end date, so treat that as a projection, not a promise. Update 43.1 itself left the RP formula, tier list and divisions untouched; the one ranked-facing change is that the minimum performance requirement for Gold and above went up in Solo and Duo modes. We update this page the moment any date is official.
What happens to your rank at a new season
Every new PUBG season starts with 5 placement matches (per PUBG Support). After placements you receive a starting tier below your previous finish and climb from there.
The honest caveat: Krafton has never published the RP soft-reset formula. Anyone quoting an exact "you keep X% of your RP" number is guessing — the only verified mechanics are the five placements and the fact that you are seeded below your previous finish. One historical exception worth knowing: Season 36 (2025) ran a one-time hard reset that set everyone to 1,500 RP; nothing like that has been announced for Season 43.
Before the tick: what to do at season's end
Season rewards are handed out when the season closes, tied to the tier you reached — so the final weeks are the highest-value ranked games of the season: a tier banked now is a reward banked. With Season 43's end only projected (mid-November, unconfirmed), the safe play is not to gamble on extra weeks existing. If you are one bracket short with limited time, the pre-reset window is the single most popular moment for a PUBG rank boost — the season close is a hard deadline.
After the tick: the climb back
Post-reset, the grind is placements plus the re-climb. Krafton does not publish per-win RP values — gains scale with placement (finishing position is weighted heavily) and match performance, and the current system rewards consistency: official patch notes added bonus RP for back-to-back Top 4 and Top 1 finishes, so streaks climb faster than isolated wins. If you want the placements handled by a Master-level player, the placement matches service covers exactly those five calibration games, and the rank boost shows a real price and ETA for any from→to on the ladder. For how the tiers and RP system fit together, see the full PUBG rank system guide.
Season history
Season 43 returns to PUBG's usual two-month cadence after Season 42 ran roughly three months (17 June – 10 September 2026) to buy development time ahead of the announced Ranked Revamp. That larger overhaul has not landed yet — Update 43.1 left the RP formula, tier list and divisions untouched, only raising the minimum performance bar for Gold and above in Solo and Duo. Krafton has not published what the full revamp changes or exactly when it lands. Until details are official we will not speculate here — we log each season's confirmed dates as they close, so this page doubles as the ladder's historical record.
Frequently asked questions
Krafton has not formally announced the end date. Season 43 follows the standard two-month cadence, which puts the expected end around mid-November 2026 — Krafton's Update 43.1 patch notes do not name an end date. This page updates the moment the date is official.
Yes — each new season starts with 5 placement matches, and you are seeded below your previous finish. Krafton has never published the exact RP soft-reset formula, so any precise "you keep X RP" claim is unverified.
Season 42 ran roughly three months instead of the usual two, extended ahead of the announced "Ranked Revamp". Season 43 (Update 43.1, live 10 September 2026 on PC and 17 September on console) returns to the standard two-month length, and the RP formula, tier list and divisions were left unchanged.
There is no official per-win RP table, and the old community numbers circulating online date back many seasons — we do not republish them. Verified mechanics: placement is weighted heavily, and current patch notes add bonus RP for back-to-back Top 4 and Top 1 finishes, so consistent streaks climb fastest.
An officially announced rework of PUBG's ranked system that has not landed yet. Season 42 was extended to roughly three months to prepare for it, but Update 43.1 (Season 43) only raised the minimum performance requirement for Gold and above in Solo and Duo, leaving the RP formula, tier list and divisions untouched. Krafton has not published what the full revamp changes; we will update this page when the details are official.