Counter-Strike Cases Generated Nearly $1 Billion Revenue In 2023

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Over 50 Million Cases Sold In April Alone!

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  • Players spend millions to buy loot boxes for skins and cosmetics in Counter-Strike.
  • Due to this massive obsession, Counter-Strike cases made nearly $1 billion in revenue in 2023.
  • Over 50 million cases were unboxed in April after the announcement of Counter-Strike 2.

Counter-Strike has dominated the FPS genre for years. With millions playing the game on a daily basis and a strong legacy, Valve has remained unrivaled among first-person shooter games on Steam.

Similarly, the community has spent millions on cosmetic skins and loot boxes, ensuring a consistent revenue stream for Valve. This was also the case in 2024 when Valve reportedly generated a whopping $1 billion from cases.

Why it matters: Counter-Strike is the most profitable game in the history of Steam, and these figures highlight why other developers are so interested in a live-service model for their titles.

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This report comes from the tracking website CS2 Case Tracker.

The website tracks each and every case that is opened in a year and provides a report. It has been estimated that $980,000,000 were spent on the cases in 2023, a staggering figure.

This means that at least 400 million cases were unboxed by the players in 2023. The statistics provided by the website also revealed that case prices went up by 178% throughout 2023.

These results highlight why the free-to-play model has been so beneficial for Valve. Bringing in a massive player base at no additional cost, the company can entice customers through appealing cosmetics and unlockables.

Still, Counter-Strike 2 was unable to establish a positive outlook for itself last year. Immediately after its release, the game lost 180K players, and after 2 months, the average player count dropped below 723K players.

Counter-Strike 2 has been considered an unworthy successor to CS:GO by many, but the game is expected to turn things around eventually. This was also the case for the latter, which needed many updates before it became the fan-favorite first-person shooter we know.

According to the report, the initial announcement of Counter-Strike 2 also led to a surge in case sales. These figures peaked in April when 50 million cases were sold, but it will be interesting to see how the market holds in 2024.

With the launch of a new game no longer assisting sales, the market is expected to slow down. Still, it will likely continue generating millions in the process.

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