Steam, a widely used digital platform created by Valve Corporation, serves as a hub for purchasing, downloading, and playing video games while offering additional features like matchmaking and community engagement. Despite its longstanding presence, Steam continues to set new user records with a recent surge in online activity leading to three consecutive weeks of peak concurrent players.
Record Breaking Success
During the three-week period:
- March 2nd: 34,298,950 concurrent users
- March 10th: 35,385,530 concurrent users (previous record)
- March 18th: Achieved a new record with 36,354,393 concurrent users
Popular Games on Steam
The top 10 games played in the last 24 hours include:
- CS:GO (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive) – 1,425,033 players
- DOTA 2 – 725,429 players
- PUBG (PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds) – 706,785 players
- Apex Legends – 434,411 players
- Jedi Fallen Order 2 – 378,370 players
- Escape from Tarkov – 276,440 players
- Source SDK Base 2007 – 216,523 players
- Rainbow Six: Siege – 201,933 players
- GTA 5 – 185,713 players
- Baldur’s Gate 3 – 149,943 players
Evolving Game Trends
Counter-Strike saw a rise in popularity post the Source 2 Engine update. Notably, the top 10 games list shifted from the previous day, with titles like "Phantom Parlu" and "Last Era" dropping out. "Phantom Parlu" slipped to 11th place with 138,585 players, while "Last Era" peaked at 119,642 players in the past 24 hours.
