Here are a few of the most interesting Steam stats I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated Steam stats become available.
Steam player count:
132 million monthly active players (March 2022)
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Number of daily Steam users:
69 million daily active players (March 2022)
Number of Steam Deck’s sold in 2022:
Number of verified games on Steam Deck:
Amount of time players spent in games on Steam in 2019:
Average number of new Steam users per month:
1.5 million users (August 2017)
Number of Steam registered users:
125 million registered users (January 2018)
Number of Steam paying users:
27 million users (January 2018)
Number of Steam users in China:
Percentage of Steam sales in 2017 that come from North America:
Percentage of the PC gaming market that Steam reportedly controls:
Number of games available on Steam:
Amount it would cost to purchase every game on Steam at full price:
Highest amount of concurrent Steam users so far:
33 million concurrent players (January 2023)
Top selling game on Steam in 2018:
Average number of games owned per Steam user:
First game to have over 1 million concurrent players on Steam:
Percentage of Steam users that run some version of Windows:
Percentage of Steam users that run MacOS:
Percentage of Steam users that run Windows 10:
Number of game titles that were added to Steam in 2017:
Average number of new titles added to Steam daily in 2017:
During every month of 2020, there was an average of 2.6 million new purchasers on Steam.
Game Description
Steam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games, with thousands of games from AAA to indie and everything in-between. Join for free and enjoy exclusive deals, automatic game updates, and other great perks.
Steam Facts
- Website: store.steampowered.com
- Launch Year: 2003
- Headquarters: Bellevue, WA
- Developer: Valve
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Recent News
Here are all the most recent Steam news articles. We update game news daily, as it breaks, so be sure to check back often for the latest.
- Steam Gets Massive Update with Refreshed UI, New In-Game Overlay, 6/16/23
- Steam Search Now Allows Users to Search for Franchises, Developers, Genres, or Categories Directly, 5/6/23
- Steam Breaks Record With 30 Million Simultaneous Online Users, 10/24/22
- Steam (Officially) Comes To Chrome OS, 3/22/22
- Steam had more players and playtime than ever in 2021, 3/10/22