{"id":914093,"date":"2026-10-03T01:20:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/914093\/"},"modified":"2026-10-03T01:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-03T01:20:18","slug":"steam-could-generate-over-20-billion-in-a-year-for-the-first-time-%d0%bc%d0%b5%d0%b6%d0%b0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/914093\/","title":{"rendered":"Steam could generate over $20 billion in a year for the first time \u2022 \u041c\u0435\u0436\u0430"},"content":{"rendered":"

In September 2026, Steam received $1.7 billion in revenue \u2013 a record for this month, surpassing last year’s result of $1.5 billion. Overall, Alinea Analytics predicts<\/a>\u00a02026 will be a record year for the platform, crossing the $20 billion annual revenue mark for the first time.<\/p>\n

The third quarter was also a record, with the game store earning $5.5 billion, up 12% from the same period last year. Steam earned $16.5 billion in the first nine months, up 13% from $14.5 billion in revenue last year.<\/p>\n


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Analysts at Alinea Analytics predict that, taking into account further releases, 2026 will be the first year in the gaming platform’s history in which annual revenue exceeds $20 billion.<\/p>\n

Of the 500 top-grossing games on the store, which account for about a third of all revenue in September, 20.5% were brand-new franchises, while the rest were older series. Remasters and remakes made up 3.8%, in particular. Games released in 2026 accounted for 33.6% of revenue.<\/p>\n

Free-to-play games accounted for 25.6% of revenue in September 2026. Among them, four games, namely Counter-Strike 2, Apex Legends, PUBG, and Dota 2, earned $168 million – about 10% of the total revenue for the month.<\/p>\n

Wardogs, a top-grossing game in September, is a 100-player tactical first-person shooter with build-and-destroy mechanics. It earned $86.9 million between Sept. 1 and 30. Also on the list were Onimusha: Way of the Sword, The Blood of Dawnwalker, Bodycam, FC 27, How to Fish, and Control Resonant, which made the top 10 despite being released on September 26th.<\/p>\n


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