In 2023, Valve earned almost $1 billion from Counter-Strike cases
At one time, the appearance of cases with cosmetic items in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive attracted a new wave of players to the game. For some, it became entertainment, others built their businesses on it, and Valve was able to make a lot of money from the shooter. And now it became known how much the company earned on cases in 2023.
Here's What We Know
Last year, cases brought Valve $980 million. In total, players opened them more than 400 million times. And this is despite the fact that the price of cases increased by 178%. The price of Danger Zone cases increased the most - 492%.
The most popular case was Dreams and Nightmares. It brought in $126 million and was opened more than 50 million times.
The peak day for opening cases was 25 April. They were opened 6.6 million times, as the Anubis Collection Package was released on 24 April. In general, March-April were the most successful months for case opening, as the release of Counter-Strike 2 was announced during this period, which caused the expected wave of excitement.
Where To Play
Counter-Strike 2 is available for free on Steam.
Source: csgocasetracker