According to the statistics website SteamDB announced last night (January 9), the number of simultaneous online users of Steam reached a record high of more than 28.23 million at 21:00 Beijing time on January 9, surpassing the record of 27 million in November 2021.
As the pandemic rebounds and intensifies around the world, the number of Steam online users has been climbing recently and will likely continue to grow. In addition, SteamDB also gave a list of the top ten games played by the number of people on January 9, the top three being Counter-Strike Global Offensive, DOTA2, and PUBG.