Dota 2 Owners Jump 85% YoY to Over 42 Million - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 March 2015 / 2,685 Views
Steam's growth has been well documented. Valve recently announced there are more than 125 million active accounts for Steam. This has helped the success of the MOBA game Dota 2. The game reached 42.9 million owners, according to GamesIndustry. This is nearly double the 24 million owners in February 2014.
The number of Dota 2 monthly active users has also increased year-over-year. The number of has increased to 10.9 million, from 7.1 million a year ago. That is a 54 percent increase. There has also been eight million players that have played over 140 hours of the game.
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A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. Outside, in the real world, he has a passion for the outdoors which includes everything from hiking to having received his B.A. in Environmental Studies. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
