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Steam users online right now

How many people are signed in to Steam right now, and how many of them have a game running. The numbers come straight from Valve and we read them every minute.

People on Steam right now

27,238,187

8,136,715 of them are in a game

Valve's reading from , 18 Oct 2026. Valve updates this number about once a minute and this page checks every minute.

24 hour peak
41,893,286
24 hour low
26,291,819
Most in a game, 24 hours
13,955,685

Steam users online in the last 24 hours

OnlineIn a game

One reading a minute from Valve. Times are UTC. After a restart on our side, gaps are filled from Steam's own users online chart, which has a point every 5 minutes and no in game number.

Daily peaks

Highest number of Steam users online and in a game per UTC day
Day (UTC)Peak onlinePeak in a game
(so far)27,238,1878,189,023
41,893,28613,955,685
39,335,20412,550,359
37,824,74011,668,907
37,712,80511,750,820
38,964,57311,715,791
39,686,49912,253,611
43,508,56014,469,075
42,790,36514,344,301
40,010,47312,649,597
39,079,07012,072,210
38,603,03111,814,212
38,546,20811,705,714
38,661,48511,706,031
42,272,18313,997,813
40,837,76913,354,703
38,484,45011,818,499
37,546,07611,099,449
37,853,83611,260,010
37,655,37210,927,548
37,695,82010,970,288
41,400,62313,297,689
40,242,587

The highest reading we took on each UTC day, with its time. We have been recording since 26 Sept 2026, so older days are not in this table.

How many people use Steam right now?

The big number is the count of Steam accounts that are signed in right now. Valve publishes it together with the number of people in a game on its own stats page, and we read that page once a minute. Valve's value moves every 20 to 80 seconds, so the count on this page is a minute or two behind at most.

Online and in a game

Online includes everyone with the Steam client signed in: people playing, people chatting with friends, people waiting for a download and people who just left Steam open. In a game only counts the people who have a game running at that moment. Usually about a third of everyone online is in a game.

The daily rhythm

Steam is busiest when the evening in China and the rest of Asia overlaps with the afternoon in Europe, so most days the peak lands around 14:00 to 15:00 UTC. The quietest time is around midnight UTC. Weekends run higher than weekdays, and big sales and free weekends push the peak up further.

Not the same as the Steam charts total

Our Steam charts add up the players of the 100 most played games. That total is always lower than the number here, because thousands of smaller games and everyone who is online without playing are not in it. For one game, use the Steam player count.

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FAQ

How many people are on Steam right now?

The big number at the top of this page. It is Valve's own count of Steam accounts that are signed in right now, read from Valve's stats page once a minute.

What is the difference between online and in a game?

Online counts everyone signed in to Steam, including people who only have the client open for chat, downloads or the store. In a game counts the people who have a game running at that moment.

Why is this higher than the Steam charts total?

The Steam charts total only adds up the 100 most played games. Steam users online counts every signed in account, whether it is playing one of those games, a smaller game or nothing at all.

When is Steam busiest?

Most days the peak comes around 14:00 to 15:00 UTC, when the evening in Asia overlaps with the afternoon in Europe, and weekends run higher than weekdays. The daily peaks table above shows the exact time for each day.

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