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Valve Says Steam Served 100 Exabytes in 2025 as 5,863 Games Topped $100,000

At GDC, the company highlighted a 76% average developer payout to underscore broader success.

Overview

  • Valve’s Year in Review put 2025 data delivery at 100 exabytes, with installs and updates averaging 274 petabytes per day and peak concurrents reaching 42 million.
  • In-game concurrent users hit a record 13.9 million, roughly double the figure reported five years ago.
  • Valve reported 5,863 titles earned more than $100,000 on Steam in 2025, up from just over 3,000 in 2020.
  • Daily Deals featured over 1,500 titles last year, 69% for the first time, drawing 8.2 million purchasers and driving a 274% year-over-year increase in developer revenue from those spots.
  • Slides still list new Steam hardware for 2026, though presenters joked that a global RAM shortage is limiting near-term announcements.