Steam has achieved a remarkable milestone by surpassing 40 million concurrent users.

In 2024, there were numerous instances to highlight Steam's phenomenal success, hitting one record after another. Most notably, in December, Valve's platform had already reached over 39 million simultaneous players. It was just a question of when the platform crossed the 40 million mark, and now it has officially done so.

According to reports from SteamDB shared through Bluesky, on a recent Sunday, there were 40,017,061 users logged in and actively gaming. The immense popularity of Monster Hunter: Wilds likely played a significant role in driving this surge. For context, just a few months ago in January 2024, Steam peaked at approximately 33.7 million concurrent players, emphasizing the rapid growth the platform is experiencing.

This achievement underscores why major companies like Microsoft and Sony have opted to launch their games on PC platforms. The sheer scale of this market has become too substantial to overlook for any developer.