- Usage figures for the platform have steadily gone up since launch but took a sharp upward turn when the global pandemic started in 2020.- The number of concurrent Steam users generally rises during winter in the northern hemisphere, so it's likely another record will be set in the near future.SteamDB figures show that the number of concurrent Steam users has gone up quickly since the start of the global pandemic (via Tom's Hardware).Steam usage was rising before the pandemic hit, but it took a significant turn upward in March 2020, which was when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic.As GPU prices drop and hardware like the Steam Deck becomes more common, more people will likely try out the popular gaming platform."