Steam Passes 40 Million Concurrent Users With Strong Launch of Monster Hunter Wilds
On Sunday, Steam hit 40 million concurrent users for the first time, doubling the CCU peak in five years. Monster Hunter Wilds contributed to the new record with one of the strongest launches ever on the platform.
On 2 March 2025, for the first time, more than 40 million players were online at the same time on Steam, 40,270,997 to be exact (SteamDB) - although 'only' 12,727,475 of these users were actually active in games. Steam reached the 20 million CCU mark just under five years ago, during the Covid-19 pandemic, between February and March 2020, when there were 7.2 million concurrent users active in games. The 30 million mark was not passed until October 2022.
On 2 March 2025, for the first time, more than 40 million players were online at the same time on Steam, 40,270,997 to be exact (SteamDB) - although 'only' 12,727,475 of these users were actually active in games. Steam reached the 20 million CCU mark just under five years ago, during the Covid-19 pandemic, between February and March 2020, when there were 7.2 million concurrent users active in games. The 30 million mark was not passed until October 2022.
