The Digester

Steam delivered 100 exabytes of downloads in 2025, peak concurrent users hit 42 million

Mar 10th 2026

Valve's Steam Year in Review shows 2025 growth with 100 exabytes delivered, 274 petabytes of daily installs and updates, a 42 million peak concurrent user count, and a 76 percent revenue share paid to non Valve developers.

  • Steam users downloaded 100 exabytes of data in 2025.
  • Users averaged 274 petabytes of installs and updates per day.
  • Steam reached a peak of 42 million concurrent users, growing about 3.4 million per year over five years.
  • Revenue share paid to non Valve games averaged 76 percent in 2025 under the platform's tiered system.
  • Valve reports record developer payouts and ongoing platform and recommendation updates for 2025.