It has been about a year since the start of the global pandemic, and a lot of people are staying at home playing video games. We've seen Steam's concurrent player count break its own record several times during this stretch, and the record has been broken once again.

Industry analyst Piers Harding-Rolls shared the news on Twitter, showing that more than 26 million Steam users were logged in at the same time, representing an all-time peak for the service. The number was actually a little bit higher than what is listed in his tweet when we checked it out, so it looks like Steam's record could grow even larger.

One variable, however, is how many people are actually actively playing a game at that time. This record was not broken today, though it inched closer than any time we've seen in nearly a year.