Valve makes almost $50 million per employee, raking in more cash per person than Google, Amazon, or Microsoft — gaming giant's 350 employees on track to generate $17 billion this year

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Valve, the owner of the Steam platform and maker of the Steam Deck, is one of the most efficient companies in the world. Research firm Alinea Analytics' head of market analysis posted on X that the Steam platform alone has already made $16.2 billion in revenue, with some suggesting that the company as a whole will hit $17 billion in 2025. The company employee count between 2012 and 2021 averaged around 350 people, according to some estimates. This means that the gaming company is making almost $50 million per employee.

Steam has generated $16B+ in revenue so far this year (@alineaanalytics estimates)That's already up 5.7% from 2024's final total!Taking Valve's cuts into account (and 100% cuts of its own juggernauts CS2 and Dota 2), Valve itself has made over $4B+ this year from Steam. pic.twitter.com/PlMCjDEEgDNovember 13, 2025