We know that video games are now the world’s largest entertainment industry and every year, gaming attracts more and more fans who dare to get started, whether on PC, consoles or mobile phones. Today, although video games are still misunderstood by many people, especially in traditional media, they are part of the daily lives of French people and people around the world.
Besides, it is indeed a video game, which is currently the most profitable cultural entertainment product in history. In fact, for several years now, Grand Theft Auto V dethroned Avatar by James Cameron having generated more than 7.5 billion dollars in revenue. Proof that gaming no longer has anything to prove. Crazy statistics which are confirmed by the increase in players, as evidenced by the records which continue to fall on Steam.
More than 39 million players
The records keep coming for Steam in recent weeks. In September, the Valve platform was already recording a new record with a peak of 38.3 million players connected simultaneously. Thanks to SteamDB, we have just learned that a new record was set yesterday, during the day of Sunday December 8, 2024.
These are like this nearly 39,205,447 players who connected Sunday evening simultaneously on the Valve platform. The 40 million mark is fast approaching and could be exceeded in the coming weeks, why not for Christmas?
The end of 2024 is quite rich in video games. In September, this significant increase could be explained by the launch of several games, including Counter Strike 2and other games like GTA V (GTA Online), Dota 2 or even PUBG who continue to maintain an active and engaged player base. Recently, it is Call of Duty : Black Ops 6 which arrived with a very qualitative multiplayer which also helps to inflate the figures.
Although consoles are still very popular with gamers, PC gaming has experienced unprecedented growth for several months and years. In 2025, there is a good chance that the numbers explode a little more with all the very big games which are already expected.
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