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Steam Concurrent Player Count Breaks Record Again, Tops 26 Million

Shimni Mim
Shimni Mim
Published on February 8, 2021
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However, the record for those actively in a game has not been broken yet.

It has been about a year since the beginning of the worldwide pandemic, and many individuals are remaining at home playing computer games. We’ve seen Steam’s simultaneous player check break its own record a few times during this stretch, and the record has been broken indeed.

Industry expert Piers Harding-Rolls shared the news on Twitter, demonstrating that more than 26 million Steam clients were signed in simultaneously, setting a new top for the service. The number was in reality somewhat higher than what is recorded in his tweet when we looked at it, so it would appear that Steam’s record could become much bigger.

One variable, nonetheless, is the number of individuals playing a game around then. This record was not broken today, however, it crept nearer than any time we’ve seen in almost a year. It’s difficult to say without a doubt exactly why the player record was broken today, as it has been a beautiful dry period for new game deliveries.

Steam platform concurrent users have breached 26m for the first time today

Post 1st lockdown growth in Q1 2020, new records for PCCUs have been set in Jan and Feb 2021

Note: in-game CCUs have not matched the record set in March 2020 pic.twitter.com/xVhlwy780Y

— Piers Harding-Rolls (@PiersHR) February 7, 2021

Staples like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, Dota 2, Grand Theft Auto V, and Team Fortress 2 keep on sitting high on the outlines, with more than 1 million individuals playing CS: GO simultaneously, specifically. The weekend is, by and large, the moment when player tallies rise the most elevated every week. The purpose behind this is genuinely self-evident, however, discharge days for games can likewise cause similar spikes.

The last enormous spike we found in December appeared well and good on paper, as Cyberpunk 2077 had quite recently released. It graphs in February, yet the complete player consideration has fallen impressively. CD Projekt Red keeps on chipping away at improving security and tending to bugs. The game’s most noticeable terrible issues were found on consoles.

This unquestionably makes the PC a seriously engaging stage for the game, at any rate right now, as cutting-edge forms aren’t coming until late 2021.

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