Steam was initially created by game developer Valve to solve the company’s problems with updating their online games, such as Counter-Strike. By late 2005, the platform was hosting third-party games which were made available for purchase and download. Soon after that, large developers such as Capcom started distributing their games on Steam as well. In mid-2022, there were over 46 thousand games available on the Steam, over 10 thousand games being published in 2021 alone.
Steam gaming platform - Statistics & Facts
Steam was initially created by game developer Valve to solve the company’s problems with updating their online games, such as Counter-Strike. By late 2005, the platform was hosting third-party games which were made available for purchase and download. Soon after that, large developers such as Capcom started distributing their games on Steam as well. In mid-2022, there were over 46 thousand games available on the Steam, over 10 thousand games being published in 2021 alone.
Key insights
- PC video gaming software sales revenue in 2022
- 37.6bn USD
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PC gaming software sales revenue worldwide 2008-2025
- Steam game sales revenue in 2021
- 8.8bn USD
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Steam game sales revenue 2020-2027
- Peak concurrent players on Steam
- 33m
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Steam gaming platform peak concurrent players 2015-2023
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Steam game sales revenue 2020-2027
Steam game sales revenue 2020-2027
Revenue generated by game sales on Steam from 2020 to 2027 (in million U.S. dollars)
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Steam game sales revenue share 2020-2027, by composition
Steam game sales revenue share 2020-2027, by composition
Distribution of gaming revenue generated by Steam from 2020 to 2027, by composition
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Steam game sales ARPU 2020-2027
Steam game sales ARPU 2020-2027
Average revenue per user generated by Steam from 2020 to 2027 (in U.S. dollars)
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Steam annual game units sold 2020-2027
Steam annual game units sold 2020-2027
Number of video game units sold by Steam from 2020 to 2027 (in millions)
Users
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- Basic Statistic Number of PC gamers worldwide 2008-2024
- Basic Statistic Steam gaming platform MAU 2017-2021
- Basic Statistic Steam gaming platform DAU 2017-2021
- Basic Statistic Steam gaming platform peak concurrent players 2015-2023
- Premium Statistic Steam U.S. user share 2023, by gender
- Premium Statistic Steam U.S. user share 2023, by age
- Premium Statistic Steam U.S. user share 2023, by education
- Basic Statistic Main language of Steam users worldwide 2023
Users
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Number of PC gamers worldwide 2008-2024
Number of PC gamers worldwide 2008-2024
Number of PC gaming users worldwide from 2008 to 2024 (in millions)
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Steam gaming platform MAU 2017-2021
Steam gaming platform MAU 2017-2021
Number of monthly active users on gaming platform Steam worldwide from 2017 to 2021 (in millions)
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Steam gaming platform DAU 2017-2021
Steam gaming platform DAU 2017-2021
Number of daily active users on gaming platform Steam worldwide from 2017 to 2021 (in millions)
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Steam gaming platform peak concurrent players 2015-2023
Steam gaming platform peak concurrent players 2015-2023
Number of peak concurrent players on gaming platform Steam worldwide from 2015 to 2023 (in millions)
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Steam U.S. user share 2023, by gender
Steam U.S. user share 2023, by gender
Distribution of Steam users in the United States as of June 2023, by gender
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Steam U.S. user share 2023, by age
Steam U.S. user share 2023, by age
Distribution of Steam users in the United States as of June 2023, by age
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Steam U.S. user share 2023, by education
Steam U.S. user share 2023, by education
Distribution of Steam users in the United States as of March 2023, by education
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Main language of Steam users worldwide 2023
Main language of Steam users worldwide 2023
Most common main languages of Steam gaming platform users in February 2023
Hardware & software
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- Basic Statistic Steam users operating systems used 2023
- Premium Statistic Steam gaming platform users: Intel vs AMD PC processor use 2017-2022
- Premium Statistic Steam gaming platform users: video card families used 2022
- Premium Statistic Steam users number of CPUs per computer 2022
- Basic Statistic Steam gaming platform users system RAM size 2023
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- Premium Statistic Steam gaming platform users distribution of Mac models 2022
Hardware & software
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Steam users operating systems used 2023
Steam users operating systems used 2023
Distribution of Steam gaming platform users operating systems used as of January 2023
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Steam gaming platform users: Intel vs AMD PC processor use 2017-2022
Steam gaming platform users: Intel vs AMD PC processor use 2017-2022
Distribution of PC processors among Steam gaming platform users from February 2017 to August 2022, by CPU family
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Steam gaming platform users: video card families used 2022
Steam gaming platform users: video card families used 2022
Graphics processing unit (GPU)/video card family share of Steam gaming platform users as of August 2022
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Steam users number of CPUs per computer 2022
Steam users number of CPUs per computer 2022
Distribution of physical CPUs among users of the Steam gaming platform as of August 2022
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Steam gaming platform users system RAM size 2023
Steam gaming platform users system RAM size 2023
System RAM distribution among Steam gaming platform users as of January 2023
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Steam gaming platform users size of video memory (VRAM) 2023
Steam gaming platform users size of video memory (VRAM) 2023
VRAM distribution among Steam gaming platform users as of January 2023
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Steam gaming platform users distribution of Mac models 2022
Steam gaming platform users distribution of Mac models 2022
Proportion of used Mac models by Apple users on the online gaming platform Steam as of August 2022
Game rankings
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- Basic Statistic Steam: top selling video games weekly 2023
- Basic Statistic Most played games on Steam 2022, by peak player count
- Basic Statistic Most played games on Steam 2022, by average players per hour
- Basic Statistic Most played games on Steam monthly 2023, by concurrent players
- Basic Statistic Most popular titles on Steam 2023, by monthly user engagement
Game rankings
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Steam: top selling video games weekly 2023
Steam: top selling video games weekly 2023
Best-selling video games on Steam during week ending August 29, 2023, by revenue
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Most played games on Steam 2022, by peak player count
Most played games on Steam 2022, by peak player count
Most played games on Steam in 2022, by peak number of concurrent players
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Most played games on Steam 2022, by average players per hour
Most played games on Steam 2022, by average players per hour
Most played games on Steam in 2022, by hourly average number of players (in 1,000s)
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Most played games on Steam monthly 2023, by concurrent players
Most played games on Steam monthly 2023, by concurrent players
Most played games on Steam as of September 2023, by average number of concurrent players
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Most popular titles on Steam 2023, by monthly user engagement
Most popular titles on Steam 2023, by monthly user engagement
Most popular games on Steam as of February 2023, based on average playtime in the last two weeks (in hours.minutes)
Games
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- Basic Statistic Number of games released on Steam 2004-2022
- Basic Statistic Apex Legends peak concurrent player number on Steam 2020-2023
- Basic Statistic CS:GO peak concurrent player number on Steam 2016-2023
- Basic Statistic Dota 2 peak concurrent player number on Steam 2016-2023
- Basic Statistic GTA V peak concurrent player number on Steam 2016-2023
- Basic Statistic Lost Ark peak concurrent player number on Steam 2023
- Basic Statistic PUBG peak concurrent player number on Steam 2017-2023
- Basic Statistic Rust peak concurrent player number on Steam 2019-2023
- Basic Statistic Warframe peak concurrent player number on Steam 2016-2023
Games
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Number of games released on Steam 2004-2022
Number of games released on Steam 2004-2022
Number of games released on Steam worldwide from 2004 to 2022
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Apex Legends peak concurrent player number on Steam 2020-2023
Apex Legends peak concurrent player number on Steam 2020-2023
Monthly number of peak concurrent players of Apex Legends on Steam worldwide as of June 2023 (in 1,000s)
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CS:GO peak concurrent player number on Steam 2016-2023
CS:GO peak concurrent player number on Steam 2016-2023
Monthly number of peak concurrent players of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS:GO) on Steam worldwide as of June 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Dota 2 peak concurrent player number on Steam 2016-2023
Dota 2 peak concurrent player number on Steam 2016-2023
Monthly number of peak concurrent players of Dota 2 on Steam worldwide as of June 2023 (in 1,000s)
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GTA V peak concurrent player number on Steam 2016-2023
GTA V peak concurrent player number on Steam 2016-2023
Monthly number of peak concurrent players of Grand Theft Auto V on Steam worldwide as of June 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Lost Ark peak concurrent player number on Steam 2023
Lost Ark peak concurrent player number on Steam 2023
Monthly number of peak concurrent players of Lost Ark on Steam worldwide as of June 2023 (in 1,000s)
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PUBG peak concurrent player number on Steam 2017-2023
PUBG peak concurrent player number on Steam 2017-2023
Monthly number of peak concurrent players of PUBG: Battlegrounds on Steam worldwide as of June 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Rust peak concurrent player number on Steam 2019-2023
Rust peak concurrent player number on Steam 2019-2023
Monthly number of peak concurrent players of Rust on Steam worldwide as of June 2023 (in 1,000s)
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Warframe peak concurrent player number on Steam 2016-2023
Warframe peak concurrent player number on Steam 2016-2023
Monthly number of peak concurrent players of Warframe on Steam worldwide as of June 2023 (in 1,000s)
Storefront reach & impact
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- Premium Statistic Digital video game purchases by store brand in the U.S. 2023
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- Premium Statistic Global game developers revenue from online video game stores 2021
- Basic Statistic Appropriate revenue share for digital stores according to global game developers 2021
- Basic Statistic Global game console companion app downloads as of Q2 2023
Storefront reach & impact
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Digital video game purchases by store brand in the U.S. 2023
Digital video game purchases by store brand in the U.S. 2023
Digital video game purchases by store brand in the U.S. as of June 2023
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Digital video game purchases by store brand in Canada 2023
Digital video game purchases by store brand in Canada 2023
Digital video game purchases by store brand in Canada as of June 2023
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Digital video game purchases by store brand in the UK 2023
Digital video game purchases by store brand in the UK 2023
Digital video game purchases by store brand in the UK as of June 2023
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Digital video game purchases by store brand in Germany 2023
Digital video game purchases by store brand in Germany 2023
Digital video game purchases by store brand in Germany as of June 2023
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Digital video game purchases by store brand in Italy 2023
Digital video game purchases by store brand in Italy 2023
Digital video game purchases by store brand in Italy as of June 2023
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Digital video game purchases by store brand in Brazil 2023
Digital video game purchases by store brand in Brazil 2023
Digital video game purchases by store brand in Brazil as of June 2023
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Global game developers revenue from online video game stores 2021
Global game developers revenue from online video game stores 2021
Revenue from online PC and Mac video game stores that game developers sell games on worldwide in 2021
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Appropriate revenue share for digital stores according to global game developers 2021
Appropriate revenue share for digital stores according to global game developers 2021
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Global game console companion app downloads as of Q2 2023
Global game console companion app downloads as of Q2 2023
Number of gaming console and storefront companion app downloads worldwide from 1st quarter 2016 to 2nd quarter 2023 (in millions)
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