41,666,455 million PC gamers were online and on Steam on October 12, 2025, setting a new CCU (concurrent user) record for the platform.Published Oct 16, 2025 1:03 AM CDT1 minute & 30 seconds read timeTL;DR: Steam set a new record with 41.6 million concurrent PC gamers, driven by popular releases like Battlefield 6 and Hollow Knight: Silksong, plus Steam Next Fest demos. Free-to-play hits like Counter-Strike 2 and DOTA 2 remain top played, reinforcing Steam's dominance in the expanding global PC ...