- Steam broke yet another peak user record yesterday with 30, , users.
- The most popular game was Counter-Strike global offensive, which again set a concurrent player record above 1 million.
- The surge in activity is attributed to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdown measures across the globe.
Steam broke another record this weekend, hitting an all-time peak of nearly 90 million concurrent users. More people than ever before were using Valve’s digital storefront yesterday.
Nearly Million Steam Users
This latest figure comes after Steam hit the million mark last weekend , and surged past 30 million on Friday, Mar. . According to the Steam tracker website, SteamDB, 70, 823, 823 were using the platform simultaneously yesterday . Of these, around 7 million were in-game at the same time.
Source: SteamDB Much like last weekend’s record, the top game on Steam was Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, which once again hit an all-time peak over the million mark with 1, 200, players . Trailing was Dota 2 and PUBG with over half a million each. Grand Theft Auto V and Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege completed the top five with nearly , players a piece. The latest record A trend that began in January when lockdown measures hit China in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. As more countries have taken extreme measures to combat infections, the number of users has risen exponentially, breaking record after record. Gaming as a whole has seen a surge in activity due to the impact of the coronavirus. Recently launched multiplayer battle royale shooter, With countries like Italy, France, Spain, and a growing number of US states already in lockdown, and nations like the UK flirting with the idea of stricter home-confinement , we should see the Steam figure reach even higher in the weeks ahead. 70 million seems likely by the end of this week. This article was edited by Samburaj Das . Now Watch: CCN TV Breaking Records
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