27 Interesting Steam Statistics and Facts (January 2018) | By the Numbers

Article Last Updated: January 4, 2018 by Craig Smith

Here are a few of the most interesting Steam statistics I was able to dig up. As always, be sure to check back in the future as I will be updating this post as new and updated stats become available.

Please note that some of these numbers are easier to find than others. A few of these stats come from Steam’s own reports, but some are based on news reports and not official company tallies. Basically, this is the best I can find and I don’t guarantee anything to be 100% accurate.

Steam Statistics and Facts

Steam URL: store.steampowered.com
Steam Launch Year: 2003
Steam Headquarters: Bellevue, WA

How many people use Steam?

67 million monthly active players

Last updated 8/3/17

Number of daily Steam users:

33 million daily active users

Last updated 7/2/17

Average number of new Steam users per month:

1.5 million users

Last updated 8/3/17

Percentage of Steam sales in 2017 that come from North America:

Last updated 8/3/17

Percentage of the PC gaming market that Steam reportedly controls:

Last updated 2/13/17

Total number of Steam users:

125 million total active lifetime users

Last updated 2/24/15

Number of games available on Steam:

Last updated 10/11/16

Total number of user-generated pieces of content on Steam:

400 million pieces of content

Last updated 2/24/15

Highest amount of concurrent Steam users so far:

14 million users

Last updated 1/8/17

Number of gaming titles for Linux on Steam:

more than 1,000 games

Last updated 3/14/15

First game to have over 1 million concurrent players on Steam:

Percentage of Steam users that run some version of Windows:

Last updated 8/2/16

Percentage of Steam users that run OS X:

Last updated 8/2/16

Percentage of Steam users that run Windows 10:

Last updated 8/2/16

Number of countries Steam is available in:

Last updated 12/19/16

Number of languages Steam is available in:

Last updated 12/19/16

Amount that creators on the Steam Workshop have earned:

Last updated 1/29/15

Number of creators in the Steam Workshop:

Last updated 1/29/15

Number of countries the Steam Workshop is active in:

Last updated 1/29/15

Number of VR games available on Steam:

Last updated 10/11/16

Number of new games launched on Steam in 2016:

Number of new games launched on Steam in 2015:

Number of paid games that were activated on Steam in 2016:

Last updated 1/6/17

Steam’s estimated revenue for 2016:

Steam’s estimated revenue for 2015:

Maximum number of simultaneous users on Steam:

Last updated 11/26/17