Steam Hits Record 12.3 Million Peak Users

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  • Steam Hits Record 12.3 Million Peak Users

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    Today, Steam hit 12.3 million concurrent users. This is an increase of roughly 1.2 million users from late October 2015 and an all-time high for the digital distribution platform.

    The top games on Steam for the day include Dota 2 (940K+ peak), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (653K), Fallout 4 (117K), Football Manager 2016 (81K), and Grand Theft Auto V (92.5K).

    Just three years ago around this time, Steam was around 5 million peak users. In 2013, Steam was around 7.7 million peak users. In January 2015, Steam hit 8.5 million peak users. Yes, in just one year, Steam picked up almost 4 million more peak users.

    But remember: PC gaming is dead.
    Tags: pc, apple, Other, Multi, steam, pc gaming, steam peak users, pc gaming is dead, steam concurrent users
      • cikame
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        cikame commented
        01-03-2016, 06:14 PM
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        PC gaming isn't dead :P, it was almost dead, then Valve made it relevant again.
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