Steam Hits New Concurrent Player Record, Toppling January’s Numbers

There doesn’t seem to be any signs of a slowdown for Steam.

Valve’s digital gaming storefront hit another new concurrent player record on Sunday, Feb. 7—over 26 million gamers, PCGamesN reports. That tops January’s milestone, when Steam celebrated over 25 million concurrent users.

These numbers come from SteamDB, which reports a 26,401,443 all-time peak earlier today. With people spending far more time at home these days, it should be no surprise that more people are turning to games, in addition to streaming video, for at-home entertainment.

Players are spending time with classics like Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Dota 2. They’re also checking out current favorites like Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends, as well as Rust and PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds.

Given that only a month ago, Steam celebrated one of its biggest milestones yet, it stands to reason March could be even larger. With new games on the horizon all the time (and coming to PC), players have plenty to look forward to.