Steam Breaks Concurrent User Record Fourth Week in a Row
2021 was a very good year for Steam. The PC gaming storefront and social platform saw its user base break 25 million in peak concurrent users at the start of 2021, then ended the year by crossing 27 million. 2022 looks like it will be increasing that momentum. Steam first broke its peak concurrent user record on January 2, nearing 28 million, then again on January 9, crossing 28 million for the first time, and then a third time on January 16 nearing 29 million. Now, for the fourth week in a row in 2022, Steam has again broken its concurrent user record.
From below 27 million prior to the start of 2022, Steam has added yet over a million users to its peak concurrent user record and crossed the threshold of 29 million users online at the same time. To be specific, the new record is 29,198,370. It's an impressive achievement for a platform that launched in 2003, crossed 10 million in 2015, 20 million in 2020, and is now poised to cross 30 million within months.
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There's no specific reason why Steam has had such an impressive start to 2022, nor why this week in particular managed to cross 29 million concurrent users. The winter holiday sale is over, the top-selling game of the week is the PC port for the 2018 version of God of War, and there are no major events like, for example, Valve's annual Dota 2 tournament The International. This seems to be a simple product of healthy growth for Steam.
That said, while there's no overt reason for Steam's sudden leap over 29 million concurrent users, there are contributing factors. Both Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel and Monster Hunter Rise were released this past week and are charting in the top 10 games for concurrent
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