The new year has barely just begun, and we’re already seeing some records being broken, as Valve’s storefront, Steam, has managed to pull over 33 million users online at once, with over 10 million playing games.
According to the latest info tracked on Steam Database, a whopping 33,675,229 users logged into Steam on January 7, breaking the all-time high for concurrent users on Steam. The previous record was 33,598,520, which was achieved in January of 2023.
On average, over 33 million users log into Steam daily, a trend that has continued throughout the year. So, while Steam sees close to these numbers on a daily basis, it has taken a full year for it to break its record. That record was broken by roughly an additionaly 80,000 users this weekend.
Additionally, as pointed out on Resetera, about 10 million of those 33,675,229 users were in-game playing something, while the rest were logged into the app, be that on PC, Steam Deck, or even the mobile app.
The top performers for games this month are as follows:
- Counter-Strike 2
- Dota 2
- PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Apex Legends
- Source SDK Base 2007
- Rust
- NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
- Monster Hunter: World
- Wallpaper Engine
- Team Fortress 2
- Lethal Company
- Call of Duty®
- War Thunder
Counter-Strike 2 saw over one million players logged in during the weekend, while DOTA 2 numbers came in just under 700K.
These are all impressive numbers.
It helps that Steam recently held a Winter Sale, which had thousands of titles offered at a discount price. While it ended last week, many, including some of us at MP1st, are just getting back from the Holiday to enjoy some of those titles.
Either way, congrats to Valve on the record! We expect to see this record broken even more in the coming years as the PC market continues to expand and grow, making it easier for many to get into.