Il 2021 started in the best way for Steam, which for the first time reached 25 million users connected at the same time. The stratospheric figure was reached between yesterday, January 1, and today, January 2. The precise figure, as reported by the managers of SteamDB, would be of 25.415.080 of users connected at the same time.
Compared to previous years it is possible to see a significant increase in the maximum number of players connected at the same time during the same time of the year: in 2020 the maximum number of connected users was about 18 million, in 2019 instead 17 million and in 2018 yes came to 16 million. The previous peak had been recorded recently, thanks also to the huge success obtained by Cyberpunk 2077, and the players connected simultaneously were 24,78 million. In short, a great success for Steam, which has continued to grow over time, becoming an authentic point of reference for PC users in the world of video games.
