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Gamezone · 2026-01-11T15:43:15+0000

MidGenRefresh · 2026-01-11T15:44:35+0000

clarky · 2026-01-11T15:45:21+0000

Monopoly!

Bark · 2026-01-11T15:47:25+0000

But not even 20 million in game? Does this count people that leave their pc working?

Senua · 2026-01-11T15:48:41+0000

Bark said:
But not even 20 million in game? Does this count people that leave their pc working?

Every single time

These threads are groundhog day

Gamezone · 2026-01-11T15:48:56+0000

Bark said:
But not even 20 million in game? Does this count people that leave their pc working?

It count as having their PC online and connected to Steam.

Bark · 2026-01-11T15:50:36+0000

Gamezone said:
It count as having their PC online and connected to Steam.

So its counting me, but i am just watching RLM and shitposting here....

Aressa · 2026-01-11T16:00:54+0000

The goat

forsakkenSoul · 2026-01-11T16:06:39+0000

winjer · 2026-01-11T16:10:14+0000

It's huge and growing...

Gonzito · 2026-01-11T16:14:27+0000

The best platform for gaming

Moses85 · 2026-01-11T16:22:01+0000

And there will be more and more of us.

A.Romero · 2026-01-11T16:28:28+0000

It doesn't matter if they are concurrent players or not. It means that there are 42 million active users.

It's a valid metric IMO.

BennyBlanco · 2026-01-11T16:30:03+0000

New milestones every few months it seems like.

Deficit · 2026-01-11T16:33:51+0000

In before some PS fanboy says its actually 35 million grandmas playing microsoft solitaire, with steam open in the background.

BennyBlanco · 2026-01-11T16:35:45+0000

Deficit said:
In before some PS fanboy says its actually 35 million grandmas playing microsoft solitaire, with steam open in the background.

The new coping strategy is that Chinese gamers don't count

Retrofluxed · 2026-01-11T16:41:37+0000

Deficit said:
In before some PS fanboy says its actually 35 million grandmas playing microsoft solitaire, with steam open in the background.

It's those damned trickster uncles!

Holammer · 2026-01-11T16:42:32+0000

For some perspective, back in 2016/2017'ish your game needed 40k peak concurrent players to reach Steam's Top 10 most played. Today it's over 100k and 40k earns you a spot around #50.

MrTroubleMaker · 2026-01-11T16:43:13+0000

yurinka · 2026-01-11T16:46:01+0000

Gamezone said:
Steam reaches 42 million concurrent users.

This include users who aren't using Steam but auto loaded when booting Windows unless they disabled this default option, and players who after exiting it didn't kill the Steam app, because if not it continues active in the icon tray.

The real concurrent users, those really using it and playing games are the ones shown in the blue line of the graph, which has a recent record of 13M CCU.

Deerock71 · 2026-01-11T16:47:55+0000

Grildon Tundy · 2026-01-11T16:48:35+0000

I'd be curious to know the by-country breakdown for concurrent ~~players~~ users.

According to this website, the top 5 user counts (non-concurrent) by country are:

India: 854M
Brazil: 148M
Indonesia: 112M
USA: 98M
Philippines: 88M

Steam Users by Country 2026

Discover population, economy, health, and more with the most comprehensive global statistics at your fingertips.

worldpopulationreview.com

Dr. Samuel Hayden · 2026-01-11T16:49:55+0000

newtypepilot · 2026-01-11T16:54:00+0000

including or excluding all the bot accounts?

BennyBlanco · 2026-01-11T16:54:40+0000

Grildon Tundy said:
I'd be curious to know the by-country breakdown for concurrent ~~players~~ users.

According to this website, the top 5 user counts (non-concurrent) by country are:

India: 854M
Brazil: 148M
Indonesia: 112M
USA: 98M
Philippines: 88M

Steam Users by Country 2026

Discover population, economy, health, and more with the most comprehensive global statistics at your fingertips.

worldpopulationreview.com

There is no way that's accurate. Where is China? The 2nd most used language after English is Chinese.

IDKFA · 2026-01-11T16:56:15+0000

They could really pump up those numbers if they released the Steam Machine at an affordable price.

Grildon Tundy · 2026-01-11T16:58:38+0000

BennyBlanco said:
There is no way that's accurate. Where is China? The 2nd most used language after English is Chinese.

Yeah...I'd guess this breakdown is more accurate. It doesn't have the numbers, just the %:

Panajev2001a · 2026-01-11T17:02:01+0000

Deficit said:
In before some PS fanboy says its actually 35 million grandmas playing microsoft solitaire, with steam open in the background.

PS lives rent free in your thoughts or want to demonstrate that if Steam and Windows Store / Epic / GoG did not exist and North Korea setup a new PC software store that it would have its die hard stans

?

That said, Steam and Steam OS / Proton have pushed gaming forward by monumental steps and I say that as a proud Steam Deck owner.

Gamezone · 2026-01-11T17:10:56+0000

A.Romero said:
It doesn't matter if they are concurrent players or not. It means that there are 42 million active users.

It's a valid metric IMO.

Active players will increase with active users, of course.

Metnut · 2026-01-11T17:12:03+0000

It certainly is the preferred platform in China. Lots of growth there.

Pop · 2026-01-11T17:12:18+0000

Aressa said:
The goat

Real

Those 4 gyms on his mega yacht paying off

A.Romero · 2026-01-11T17:15:17+0000

Gamezone said:
Active players will increase with active users, of course.

Exactly. Even if a large number are not playing often there isnt an scenario where it doesn't mean that the platform is growing.

Mr Hyde · 2026-01-11T17:19:31+0000

Steam is an unstoppable force

Fess · 2026-01-11T17:37:45+0000

And soon comes Steam Machine, Steam Frame, possibly Half Life 3, Xbox Magnus with Steam, Steam Deck 2, 3rd party SteamOS portables and likely desktop devices too

tTHANOSs · 2026-01-11T17:40:04+0000

But how many actively in a game?

JayK47 · 2026-01-11T17:44:24+0000

PC gaming is dead though. Has been for years...

Glad to see they are doing well. Gabe needs a another new yacht.

Loomy · 2026-01-11T17:45:04+0000

Gamezone said:
It count as having their PC online and connected to Steam.

Or one of the millions of Stead Decks left in sleep mode. Those things are made to keep you logged in.

StereoVsn · 2026-01-11T17:56:47+0000

Metnut said:
It certainly is the preferred platform in China. Lots of growth there.

It's about the only platform in China not controlled by CCP. It's actually surprising that this is allowed but it's great for Chinese gamers.

MarV0 · 2026-01-11T18:04:20+0000

Nothing can stop this train. I would rather build my own RAM than touch a console.

Russian enthusiasts planning do-it-yourself DDR5 memory amidst the worldwide shortage — building your own RAM is as 'easy' as sourcing your own memory modules and soldering them on empty PCBs

DIY DDR5.

www.tomshardware.com

Celcius · 2026-01-11T18:07:25+0000

Glad to see PC gaming doing so well these days. I remember the dark days of PC gaming.

Sentenza · 2026-01-11T18:08:15+0000

Bark said:
So its counting me, but i am just watching RLM and shitposting here....

No one gives a shit, though.

Bark · 2026-01-11T18:20:56+0000

Sentenza said:
No one gives a shit, though.

Eh, true.

MMaRsu · 2026-01-11T18:28:24+0000

Thats a lotta grandma's

Zathalus · 2026-01-11T19:01:25+0000

Man, the "hurr durr what about in-game" crowd not realizing that the in-game count is also growing, and that most players keep Steam minimized even when playing games that are not available on it. And yes, some of the most popular PC games are not on Steam. Minecraft, Roblox, WoW, LoL, Valorant, Fortnite, every single HoYoverse game, etc…

Fortress of Regrets · 2026-01-11T19:19:03+0000

Steam is so good. PC gaming is so hot right now. Truly the Hansel of gaming.

The_Mike · 2026-01-11T19:20:26+0000

Aressa said:
The goat

I don't know why but I love and hate this picture at the same time lol

I wasn't selling any · 2026-01-11T19:27:53+0000

It amazes me how a company like Valve can become so powerful while they can still retain that good-guy image. That's something unique.

Magic Carpet · 2026-01-11T19:39:00+0000

I read about a new feature coming to Steam that is friendly to modding games. Workshop versioning something.
It does require developers to follow that game directories are listed in a particular way.
But it allows modded games to be in a certain state that wont get broken if it's ever updated.

Steam keeps making PC gaming better.

HerjansEagleFeeder · 2026-01-11T19:39:48+0000

Fortress of Regrets said:
Steam is so good. PC gaming is so hot right now. Truly the Hansel of gaming.

The what?

Fortress of Regrets · 2026-01-11T19:46:38+0000

HerjansEagleFeeder said:
The what?

Watch Zoolander.

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