This page showcases how many people are playing games in Steam right now. This counter shows the total users who are online in Steam and the users who are actively playing games in the platform.
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Total Online Users – This counter of users currently logged into Steam, browsing, navigating discussions though the platform.
Users Playing– This denotes the subset of online users who are actively playing a game.
Here’s a live data counter on the users who are playing Games using Steam platform.
Steam Player Count Monthly Chart
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Steam Player Count Table (Monthly)
Date
Ave Users
Ave Players
Max Users
Max Players
October 2023
28,450,291
8,562,156
31,241,982
9,929,425
September 2023
28,560,358
8,732,654
31,272,321
9,966,162
August 2023
27,811,317
8,511,783
29,888,596
9,713,667
July 2023
28,252,806
8,274,000
30,341,729
9,110,225
June 2023
29,367,813
7,941,542
32,159,998
8,917,565
May 2023
30,229,190
8,345,512
32,262,022
9,533,835
April 2023
30,801,330
8,613,378
33,397,566
9,903,896
March 2023
30,473,921
8,677,371
33,598,520
10,130,965
February 2023
30,224,437
8,696,744
33,159,010
10,143,376
January 2023
29,895,792
8,536,530
33,078,963
10,284,568
December 2022
29,336,181
8,265,380
31,602,926
9,385,267
November 2022
28,402,285
7,819,625
31,906,400
9,423,733
October 2022
27,419,280
7,478,299
30,239,878
8,920,824
September 2022
26,606,057
7,464,755
29,120,751
8,627,087
August 2022
25,952,011
7,353,351
27,694,681
8,177,516
July 2022
26,026,500
7,339,516
27,678,329
8,166,327
June 2022
26,564,763
7,437,004
28,094,001
8,318,044
May 2022
26,280,259
7,381,048
28,368,563
8,365,713
April 2022
27,049,211
7,600,795
29,986,681
8,923,219
March 2022
27,168,784
7,848,677
29,769,378
9,245,888
February 2022
27,639,988
7,872,861
29,604,837
9,278,977
January 2022
27,146,974
7,301,852
29,201,174
8,505,375
December 2021
25,511,004
6,763,531
27,167,225
7,670,244
November 2021
24,895,241
6,468,082
27,384,959
7,835,499
October 2021
24,549,385
6,545,651
26,579,995
7,631,765
September 2021
24,056,272
6,316,211
25,948,693
7,455,143
August 2021
23,960,637
6,366,890
25,145,170
7,034,555
July 2021
23,489,163
6,271,231
25,085,615
7,115,258
June 2021
24,167,638
6,120,447
25,202,227
6,959,948
May 2021
24,624,342
6,296,681
25,465,755
7,011,134
April 2021
25,477,644
6,481,608
26,922,926
7,370,871
March 2021
25,653,203
6,377,693
26,850,811
7,389,210
February 2021
25,383,744
6,594,558
26,401,443
7,444,976
January 2021
24,674,583
6,421,701
25,425,816
7,413,419
December 2020
23,958,746
6,247,688
24,804,148
7,170,724
November 2020
22,544,117
5,626,761
23,934,501
6,738,766
October 2020
21,865,213
5,408,095
23,194,519
6,244,411
September 2020
21,009,211
5,392,199
21,973,839
6,086,375
August 2020
19,924,340
5,377,277
20,873,904
5,912,438
July 2020
19,833,389
5,446,516
20,846,287
6,124,183
June 2020
20,588,923
5,447,188
21,634,761
6,098,710
May 2020
22,287,737
6,057,901
23,515,387
6,862,591
April 2020
23,592,347
6,701,852
24,535,923
8,171,592
March 2020
19,827,017
5,811,454
23,635,201
7,248,887
February 2020
17,046,966
5,166,659
19,107,803
6,079,346
January 2020
16,265,412
4,829,145
18,334,908
5,742,563
December 2019
15,805,190
4,701,548
17,600,742
5,666,621
November 2019
14,801,253
4,227,191
16,974,394
5,252,907
October 2019
14,805,565
4,131,595
16,828,846
5,065,579
September 2019
14,797,209
4,172,407
16,543,926
4,856,290
August 2019
14,924,747
4,438,883
15,991,266
4,923,539
July 2019
15,118,307
4,566,579
16,531,494
5,241,697
June 2019
15,332,248
4,534,566
16,492,721
5,115,578
May 2019
15,338,828
4,469,378
16,978,564
5,185,843
April 2019
15,329,432
4,442,605
17,125,670
5,266,796
March 2019
15,353,190
4,520,367
17,283,096
5,427,382
February 2019
15,407,436
4,375,979
17,615,173
5,339,890
January 2019
15,733,693
4,604,220
17,532,448
5,555,946
December 2018
15,455,810
4,497,949
16,966,739
5,349,596
November 2018
14,523,037
4,039,535
16,607,492
4,946,036
October 2018
14,544,460
4,157,266
16,304,864
4,971,809
September 2018
14,803,638
4,396,559
16,802,771
5,273,072
August 2018
14,591,476
4,307,955
16,032,027
5,052,835
July 2018
14,878,393
4,528,736
16,358,317
5,134,961
June 2018
15,509,585
4,813,392
17,227,237
5,627,170
May 2018
15,291,915
4,766,138
16,765,372
5,582,922
April 2018
15,802,067
5,160,700
17,200,551
5,929,288
March 2018
16,452,613
5,715,210
18,521,247
6,760,211
February 2018
16,134,370
5,676,871
18,362,183
6,777,433
January 2018
16,850,251
6,164,838
18,537,490
7,188,164
Top Steam Games by Player Count November 2023
Rank
Game
Concurrent Players
Peak Players
1
Counter-Strike 2
529,581
1,364,902
2
Dota 2
252,263
780,443
3
Apex Legends
129,134
435,229
4
Baldur's Gate 3
116,919
293,852
5
THE FINALS PLAYTEST
98,386
264,874
6
Team Fortress 2
80,635
180,283
7
PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS
79,496
444,585
8
ARK: Survival Ascended
65,281
98,047
9
Call of Duty®
58,682
186,402
10
Grand Theft Auto V
51,018
166,618
11
Unturned
47,984
61,284
12
Wallpaper Engine
46,598
128,667
13
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege
43,862
94,953
14
War Thunder
41,680
92,692
15
Rust
40,619
130,885
16
Cyberpunk 2077
38,844
209,488
17
Destiny 2
36,626
68,148
18
Phasmophobia
36,026
48,913
19
Warframe
35,131
76,911
20
Dead by Daylight
32,028
60,779
21
FINAL FANTASY XIV Online
31,936
36,967
22
New World
30,819
77,642
23
Sid Meier's Civilization VI
30,766
79,091
24
MIR4
29,078
30,175
25
NARAKA: BLADEPOINT
28,377
295,419
About Steam:
Steam is a widely recognized digital distribution platform developed by Valve Corporation, which offers digital rights management (DRM), multiplayer gaming, video streaming, and social networking services.
Users: Over a billion registered accounts and 120 million monthly active players (as of 2022)
Competitors
Epic Games Store
GOG (Good Old Games)
Origin (by Electronic Arts)
Uplay (by Ubisoft)
Battle.net (by Blizzard Entertainment)
Steam continues to evolve, with ongoing developments in areas like VR, hardware (e.g., Steam Deck), and further enhancements to user experience and developer tools.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How many people are playing games in Steam right now?
There are about 8,161,571 users actively playing a game using Steam as a platform. With maximum of 9,929,425 players just this November 2023. This data is live and updated, please allow 5 minute data retention.
How many people play games in Steam daily?
Steam is getting 8,562,156of average daily players that play a game or two this November 2023. This data is live and updated, please allow 5 minute data retention.
Users are different counter as they are just users and not players, Steam has about 28,450,291users this month. This number are the users who are occasionally browsing Steam website and being active in discussion community.
How many people play games in Steam Monthly?
This November 2023, Steam boasts 28,450,291users this month and about 8,562,156 of daily players.
Why Track Live Gaming Activity?
Monitoring live gaming activity can be intriguing especially from Steam one of the top gaming platform. This counter will provide better insight for developers, researchers, and gaming enthusiasts alike. It allows one to:
Gauge Popularity: Understand which games or genres might be trending based on concurrent plays.
Community Engagement: Observe the ebb and flow of the Steam community’s online presence.
Global Interaction: Visualize the global interaction and connectivity of gamers from around the world.
