Steam Revenue and User Statistics (2024)

Steam, which allows players all over the world to have all kinds of different games digitally, is an online game distribution platform owned by Valve, one of the biggest stakeholders in the game world. Launched in September 2003, the platform is among the most popular distribution services in the world, thanks to its awe-inspiring features such as local pricing and official support for many countries’ currencies. 

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Launch Date: September 12, 2003

Parent Company: Valve Corporation

Steam Game Statistics 

• In 2021, Steam’s revenues exceeded $10 billion, driven by a surge in PC gaming during the COVID-19 pandemic. By 2023, the market had stabilized, with Steam’s annual gaming revenue—encompassing both platform sales and in-game microtransactions—reaching $8.56 billion.

• In the first eight months of 2024, 2,403 games were released on Steam. On the platform, which only 7 games were published in the year it launched, 12,068 games were released in 2023.

Steam Revenue Statistics (2024)

• In 2023, Steam’s average revenue per user was estimated to be approximately $19.55. However, this figure is projected to decline to $18.78 by 2027. Platform sales were responsible for 74.6 percent of Steam’s gaming revenue, while in-game microtransactions contributed the remaining 25.4 percent.
• In 2023, platform sales were estimated to contribute 74.6 percent of Steam’s gaming revenue, while the remaining 25.4 percent came from in-game microtransactions. Steam’s digital game sales are expected to generate over 8.856 billion U.S. dollars in revenue this year.

Steam User Statistics 

• On January 7th, 2023, Steam surpassed previous user milestones by reaching 10,082,055 active in-game players and 32,186,301 concurrent online users.
• Steam broke another record in terms of concurrent users on November 26, 2022. According to the official Steam data, while the record was broken, 31.3 million were playing games at the same time.
• On October 23, 2022, Steam reached a new milestone with 30 million concurrent users, 8.5 million of which were in-game. The platform reached a total of 30,012,957 users online at the same time. 

• In 2021, Steam reached 132 million monthly active users globally.