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Steam user distribution worldwide 2018, by country
Distribution of Steam users worldwide as of April 2018, by country
by Christina Gough,
last edited
Apr 16, 2018
The timeline presents the distribution of Steam users worldwide as of April 2018, by country. According to the source, U.S. users accounted for 14.43 percent of all Steam's users as of the measured period, followed by 11.64 percent of users who were located in China.
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by Christina Gough,
last edited
Apr 16, 2018
The timeline presents the distribution of Steam users worldwide as of April 2018, by country. According to the source, U.S. users accounted for 14.43 percent of all Steam's users as of the measured period, followed by 11.64 percent of users who were located in China.
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