DOTA 2 is still the most-played game
In a new high for the marketplace that just can’t be stopped, Steam has hit 14 million concurrent users, an all-time high. Yes, that’s 14 million people logged in at one time, roughly the amount of US viewers the TV show Dancing With the Stars gets in a single night.
Of course DOTA 2 is still the top played game, followed by CS, Grand Theft Auto V, and ARK: Survival Evolved. There’s a massive dropoff between the first two and the rest, so it’s basically anyone’s race to win outside of Valve’s flagship titles.
Given how big Steam is I always expect them to hit any given milestone that’s set, but this is still really impressive for something that had such a rocky start and still employs some form of DRM on its users.
Steam Stats [Steam]
Top games by current player count
| CURRENT PLAYERS | PEAK TODAY | GAME | ||
| 758,107 | 901,129 | Dota 2 | ||
| 367,004 | 661,144 | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | ||
| 73,825 | 111,545 | Grand Theft Auto V | ||
| 49,925 | 73,690 | Team Fortress 2 | ||
| 36,513 | 74,413 | ARK: Survival Evolved | ||
| 34,930 | 70,446 | Football Manager 2017 | ||
| 31,571 | 59,780 | Rust | ||
| 29,389 | 44,952 | Warframe | ||
| 23,534 | 63,107 | Garry’s Mod | ||
| 21,475 | 38,418 | Paladins | ||
