First released in 2003 by Valve Corporation, Steam is one of the leading PC gaming platform for gamers across the world. Through releasing its first-party games and other offerings from third-party developers and publishers, it is estimated that Steam generated about **** billion U.S. dollars in game sale revenues in 2024 and *** billion U.S. dollars in the first six months of 2025.
Steam still going strong
Despite fierce competition from console rivals and the decline of game revenue, Steam still manages to hold on to a loyal legion of fans. In 2023, Steam reported ** million peak concurrent players on its platform, up from **** million peak concurrent players in 2021.
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VG Insights, Revenue generated by game sales on Steam from 2018 to 2025 YTD (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/547025/steam-game-sales-revenue/ (last visited October 19, 2025)
Revenue generated by game sales on Steam from 2018 to 2025 YTD (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], VG Insights, June 24, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/547025/steam-game-sales-revenue/
