Steam just passed a record-breaking 33 million concurrent users with over 10 million in games
Valve’s storefront continues to grow
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Steam has once again broken its own concurrent user record as a whopping 33,675,229 of us were on the digital storefront at the same time this weekend.
That’s according to estimates from theSteam Databaseposted earlier today (January 7 ) that also claim 10,837,140 players were logged into games during that time, breaking another Steam record.Valvepreviously topped its player records a full twelve months ago when, for the very first time,over 10 million users booted up gamesconcurrently in January 2023. It seems that the year’s first full weekend is a prime time for us all to enjoy our freshly-redeemed holiday goodies.
This weekend’s most-played chart toppers include the two usual suspects: Counter-Strike 2 at first place, with a 24-hour peak of 1.2 million concurrent players, and Dota 2 in second place, with over 730,000 players logging in today.
Two other big performers include PUBG: Battlegrounds with over half a million players jumping in at its peak this weekend, followed by Baldur’s Gate 3 with almost 300,000 concurrent players, a game that’s had remarkable staying power since itsrecord-smashing debutlast year.
The rest of the top ten is rounded out by indie horror Lethal Company, evergreen hero shooter Team Fortress 2, crime epic GTA V, multiplayer survival mainstay Rust, and Call of Duty - all of which passed at least 140,000 concurrent players this weekend.
Steam has been on a slight record-breaking streak lately, with the platform hostingover 14,000 games in 2023, a total that surpasses any previous year. The calendar year was probably propelled by the sheer number of games released, as well as games such asStarfield, Hogwarts Legacy, and Baldur’s Gate 3 launching to chart-topping success.
Check out theupcoming games of 2024to keep up to date with this year’s newness.
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