The Most Popular Languages on Steam in 2024
The data is from November 2024
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
1 |
English |
33.18% |
+0.50% |
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
30.25% |
-3.23% |
3 |
Russian |
9.55% |
+0.99% |
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4.01% |
-0.09% |
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.64% |
-0.17% |
6 |
Japanese |
2.91% |
+0.69% |
7 |
German |
2.83% |
+0.06% |
8 |
French |
2.14% |
-0.02% |
9 |
Korean |
1.65% |
+0.59% |
10 |
Polish |
1.58% |
+0.05% |
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.52% |
+0.31% |
12 |
Turkish |
1.26% |
+0.01% |
13 |
Thai |
0.92% |
+0.14% |
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.69% |
+0.08% |
15 |
Italian |
0.59% |
0.00% |
16 |
Czech |
0.53% |
+0.01% |
17 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.51% |
0.00% |
18 |
Hungarian |
0.38% |
+0.03% |
19 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.35% |
-0.01% |
20 |
Dutch |
0.26% |
0.00% |
21 |
Swedish |
0.26% |
+0.01% |
22 |
Danish |
0.23% |
+0.01% |
23 |
Finnish |
0.16% |
+0.01% |
24 |
Vietnamese |
0.15% |
+0.03% |
25 |
Romanian |
0.13% |
0.00% |
26 |
Norwegian |
0.12% |
+0.01% |
27 |
Indonesian |
0.10% |
+0.01% |
28 |
Greek |
0.06% |
0.00% |
29 |
Bulgarian |
0.04% |
0.00% |
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
The data is from October 2024
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
1 |
English |
39.00% |
+8.09% |
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
35.57% |
-1.00% |
3 |
Russian |
10.45% |
+2.13% |
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4.97% |
+1.19% |
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
4.56% |
+1.15% |
6 |
German |
3.41% |
+0.83% |
7 |
Japanese |
2.68% |
+0.49% |
8 |
French |
2.58% |
+0.54% |
9 |
Polish |
1.88% |
+0.45% |
10 |
Turkish |
1.46% |
+0.34% |
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.46% |
+0.19% |
12 |
Korean |
1.24% |
-0.20% |
13 |
Thai |
0.91% |
+0.10% |
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.75% |
+0.16% |
15 |
Italian |
0.73% |
+0.16% |
16 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.63% |
+0.17% |
17 |
Czech |
0.63% |
+0.15% |
18 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.44% |
+0.10% |
19 |
Hungarian |
0.42% |
+0.09% |
20 |
Dutch |
0.32% |
+0.08% |
21 |
Swedish |
0.30% |
+0.07% |
22 |
Danish |
0.27% |
+0.06% |
23 |
Finnish |
0.19% |
+0.04% |
24 |
Romanian |
0.15% |
+0.04% |
25 |
Vietnamese |
0.14% |
+0.01% |
26 |
Norwegian |
0.13% |
+0.02% |
27 |
Indonesian |
0.09% |
+0.01% |
28 |
Greek |
0.07% |
+0.01% |
29 |
Bulgarian |
0.05% |
+0.01% |
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
The data is from September 2024
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
1 |
Simplified Chinese |
36.57% |
+1.54% |
2 |
English |
30.91% |
-0.26% |
3 |
Russian |
8.32% |
-0.17% |
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
3.78% |
-0.08% |
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.41% |
-0.02% |
6 |
German |
2.58% |
-0.02% |
7 |
Japanese |
2.19% |
-0.45% |
8 |
French |
2.04% |
+0.01% |
9 |
Korean |
1.44% |
-0.24% |
10 |
Polish |
1.43% |
-0.03% |
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.27% |
-0.18% |
12 |
Turkish |
1.12% |
-0.02% |
13 |
Thai |
0.81% |
-0.11% |
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.59% |
-0.01% |
15 |
Italian |
0.57% |
+0.03% |
16 |
Czech |
0.48% |
0.00% |
17 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.46% |
0.00% |
18 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.34% |
+0.01% |
19 |
Hungarian |
0.33% |
-0.01% |
20 |
Dutch |
0.24% |
0.00% |
21 |
Swedish |
0.23% |
-0.01% |
22 |
Danish |
0.21% |
-0.01% |
23 |
Finnish |
0.15% |
+0.01% |
24 |
Vietnamese |
0.13% |
-0.01% |
25 |
Romanian |
0.11% |
0.00% |
26 |
Norwegian |
0.11% |
0.00% |
27 |
Indonesian |
0.08% |
0.00% |
28 |
Greek |
0.06% |
+0.01% |
29 |
Bulgarian |
0.04% |
0.00% |
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
The data is from August 2024
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
1 |
Simplified Chinese |
35.03% |
+3.05% |
2 |
English |
31.17% |
-2.89% |
3 |
Russian |
8.49% |
+0.32% |
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
3.86% |
-0.46% |
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.43% |
-0.48% |
6 |
Japanese |
2.64% |
+0.46% |
7 |
German |
2.60% |
-0.18% |
8 |
French |
2.03% |
-0.11% |
9 |
Korean |
1.68% |
+0.31% |
10 |
Polish |
1.46% |
-0.12% |
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.45% |
+0.23% |
12 |
Turkish |
1.14% |
-0.02% |
13 |
Thai |
0.92% |
+0.08% |
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.60% |
+0.01% |
15 |
Italian |
0.54% |
-0.04% |
16 |
Czech |
0.48% |
-0.02% |
17 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.46% |
-0.04% |
18 |
Hungarian |
0.34% |
-0.02% |
19 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.33% |
-0.04% |
20 |
Dutch |
0.24% |
-0.02% |
21 |
Swedish |
0.24% |
-0.01% |
22 |
Danish |
0.22% |
0.00% |
23 |
Finnish |
0.14% |
-0.01% |
24 |
Vietnamese |
0.14% |
+0.01% |
25 |
Romanian |
0.11% |
-0.01% |
26 |
Norwegian |
0.11% |
-0.01% |
27 |
Indonesian |
0.08% |
+0.01% |
28 |
Greek |
0.05% |
-0.01% |
29 |
Bulgarian |
0.04% |
0.00% |
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
The data is from July 2024
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
1 |
English |
34.06% |
+0.87% |
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
31.98% |
+0.29% |
3 |
Russian |
8.17% |
-0.99% |
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4.32% |
+0.13% |
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.91% |
+0.27% |
6 |
German |
2.78% |
+0.02% |
7 |
Japanese |
2.18% |
-0.23% |
8 |
French |
2.14% |
+0.03% |
9 |
Polish |
1.58% |
+0.01% |
10 |
Korean |
1.37% |
-0.09% |
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.22% |
-0.16% |
12 |
Turkish |
1.16% |
-0.11% |
13 |
Thai |
0.84% |
-0.04% |
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.59% |
-0.05% |
15 |
Italian |
0.58% |
-0.01% |
16 |
Czech |
0.50% |
0.00% |
17 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.50% |
+0.06% |
18 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.37% |
0.00% |
19 |
Hungarian |
0.36% |
+0.01% |
20 |
Dutch |
0.26% |
+0.01% |
21 |
Swedish |
0.25% |
0.00% |
22 |
Danish |
0.22% |
0.00% |
23 |
Finnish |
0.15% |
+0.01% |
24 |
Vietnamese |
0.13% |
-0.01% |
25 |
Romanian |
0.12% |
0.00% |
26 |
Norwegian |
0.12% |
+0.01% |
27 |
Indonesian |
0.07% |
+0.01% |
28 |
Greek |
0.06% |
0.00% |
29 |
Bulgarian |
0.04% |
0.00% |
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
The data is from June 2024
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
1 |
English |
33.19% |
-4.86% |
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
31.69% |
+2.20% |
3 |
Russian |
9.16% |
-0.59% |
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4.19% |
-0.88% |
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.64% |
-0.72% |
6 |
German |
2.76% |
-0.50% |
7 |
Japanese |
2.41% |
-0.17% |
8 |
French |
2.11% |
-0.42% |
9 |
Polish |
1.57% |
-0.31% |
10 |
Korean |
1.46% |
+0.13% |
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.38% |
+0.05% |
12 |
Turkish |
1.27% |
-0.08% |
13 |
Thai |
0.88% |
-0.01% |
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.64% |
-0.08% |
15 |
Italian |
0.59% |
-0.12% |
16 |
Czech |
0.50% |
-0.09% |
17 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.44% |
-0.07% |
18 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.37% |
-0.07% |
19 |
Hungarian |
0.35% |
-0.05% |
20 |
Dutch |
0.25% |
-0.06% |
21 |
Swedish |
0.25% |
-0.05% |
22 |
Danish |
0.22% |
-0.04% |
23 |
Finnish |
0.14% |
-0.03% |
24 |
Vietnamese |
0.14% |
+0.04% |
25 |
Romanian |
0.12% |
-0.03% |
26 |
Norwegian |
0.11% |
-0.03% |
27 |
Indonesian |
0.06% |
0.00% |
28 |
Greek |
0.06% |
-0.01% |
29 |
Bulgarian |
0.04% |
-0.01% |
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
The data is from May 2024
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
1 |
English |
38.05% |
+4.87% |
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
29.49% |
-0.82% |
3 |
Russian |
9.75% |
+0.15% |
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
5.07% |
+0.74% |
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
4.36% |
+0.71% |
6 |
German |
3.26% |
+0.31% |
7 |
Japanese |
2.58% |
-0.04% |
8 |
French |
2.53% |
+0.34% |
9 |
Polish |
1.88% |
+0.22% |
10 |
Turkish |
1.35% |
+0.09% |
11 |
Korean |
1.33% |
-0.16% |
12 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.33% |
-0.11% |
13 |
Thai |
0.89% |
-0.02% |
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.72% |
+0.06% |
15 |
Italian |
0.71% |
+0.10% |
16 |
Czech |
0.59% |
+0.06% |
17 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.51% |
+0.10% |
18 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.44% |
+0.06% |
19 |
Hungarian |
0.40% |
+0.02% |
20 |
Dutch |
0.31% |
+0.05% |
21 |
Swedish |
0.30% |
+0.03% |
22 |
Danish |
0.26% |
+0.02% |
23 |
Finnish |
0.17% |
0.00% |
24 |
Romanian |
0.15% |
+0.02% |
25 |
Norwegian |
0.14% |
+0.01% |
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.10% |
0.00% |
27 |
Greek |
0.07% |
+0.01% |
28 |
Indonesian |
0.06% |
+0.01% |
29 |
Bulgarian |
0.05% |
+0.01% |
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
The data is from April 2024
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
1 |
English |
33.18% |
+0.64% |
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
30.31% |
-3.12% |
3 |
Russian |
9.60% |
+1.24% |
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4.33% |
+0.09% |
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.65% |
+0.08% |
6 |
German |
2.95% |
+0.16% |
7 |
Japanese |
2.62% |
+0.46% |
8 |
French |
2.19% |
+0.06% |
9 |
Polish |
1.66% |
+0.03% |
10 |
Korean |
1.49% |
-0.17% |
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.44% |
+0.15% |
12 |
Turkish |
1.26% |
+0.09% |
13 |
Thai |
0.91% |
+0.15% |
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.66% |
+0.06% |
15 |
Italian |
0.61% |
+0.01% |
16 |
Czech |
0.53% |
+0.01% |
17 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.41% |
+0.03% |
18 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.38% |
-0.01% |
19 |
Hungarian |
0.38% |
+0.01% |
20 |
Swedish |
0.27% |
-0.01% |
21 |
Dutch |
0.26% |
0.00% |
22 |
Danish |
0.24% |
0.00% |
23 |
Finnish |
0.17% |
+0.02% |
24 |
Romanian |
0.13% |
0.00% |
25 |
Norwegian |
0.13% |
0.00% |
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.10% |
+0.02% |
27 |
Greek |
0.06% |
0.00% |
28 |
Indonesian |
0.05% |
+0.02% |
29 |
Bulgarian |
0.04% |
0.00% |
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
The data is from March 2024
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
1 |
Simplified Chinese |
33.43% |
+0.59% |
2 |
English |
32.54% |
+0.42% |
3 |
Russian |
8.36% |
-0.91% |
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4.24% |
+0.14% |
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.57% |
+0.12% |
6 |
German |
2.79% |
-0.05% |
7 |
Japanese |
2.16% |
-0.31% |
8 |
French |
2.13% |
+0.03% |
9 |
Korean |
1.66% |
+0.01% |
10 |
Polish |
1.63% |
+0.04% |
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.29% |
-0.04% |
12 |
Turkish |
1.17% |
+0.01% |
13 |
Thai |
0.76% |
-0.11% |
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.60% |
-0.05% |
15 |
Italian |
0.60% |
+0.02% |
16 |
Czech |
0.52% |
+0.01% |
17 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.39% |
+0.03% |
18 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.38% |
+0.02% |
19 |
Hungarian |
0.37% |
0.00% |
20 |
Swedish |
0.28% |
+0.01% |
21 |
Dutch |
0.26% |
0.00% |
22 |
Danish |
0.24% |
+0.01% |
23 |
Finnish |
0.15% |
-0.01% |
24 |
Romanian |
0.13% |
-0.01% |
25 |
Norwegian |
0.13% |
+0.01% |
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.08% |
-0.01% |
27 |
Greek |
0.06% |
-0.01% |
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.04% |
0.00% |
29 |
Indonesian |
0.03% |
+0.01% |
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
The data is from February 2024
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
1 |
Simplified Chinese |
32.84% |
+7.62% |
2 |
English |
32.12% |
-4.05% |
3 |
Russian |
9.27% |
-0.76% |
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4.10% |
-0.50% |
5 |
Portuguese-Brazil |
3.45% |
-0.43% |
6 |
German |
2.84% |
-0.36% |
7 |
Japanese |
2.47% |
-0.24% |
8 |
French |
2.10% |
-0.27% |
9 |
Korean |
1.65% |
-0.12% |
10 |
Polish |
1.59% |
-0.12% |
11 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.33% |
-0.02% |
12 |
Turkish |
1.16% |
-0.20% |
13 |
Thai |
0.87% |
-0.05% |
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.65% |
-0.06% |
15 |
Italian |
0.58% |
-0.09% |
16 |
Czech |
0.51% |
-0.07% |
17 |
Hungarian |
0.37% |
-0.05% |
18 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.36% |
-0.04% |
19 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.36% |
-0.05% |
20 |
Swedish |
0.27% |
-0.02% |
21 |
Dutch |
0.26% |
-0.04% |
22 |
Danish |
0.23% |
-0.03% |
23 |
Finnish |
0.16% |
-0.01% |
24 |
Romanian |
0.14% |
-0.01% |
25 |
Norwegian |
0.12% |
-0.02% |
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.09% |
0.00% |
27 |
Greek |
0.07% |
0.00% |
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.04% |
-0.01% |
29 |
Indonesian |
0.02% |
0.00% |
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |
January 2024
|
LANGUAGE |
PERCENTAGE |
CHANGE |
1 |
English |
36,17% |
-0.75% |
2 |
Simplified Chinese |
25,22% |
-0.10% |
3 |
Russian |
10,03% |
+0.60% |
4 |
Spanish - Spain |
4,60% |
-0.26% |
5 |
Portuguese- Brazil |
3,88% |
-0.22% |
6 |
German |
3,20% |
0.00% |
7 |
Japanese |
2,71% |
+0.25% |
8 |
French |
2,37% |
+0.05% |
9 |
Korean |
1,77% |
+0.54% |
10 |
Polish |
1,71% |
-0.09% |
11 |
Turkish |
1.36% |
-0.08% |
12 |
Traditional Chinese |
1.35% |
+0.09% |
13 |
Thai |
0.92% |
+0.03% |
14 |
Ukrainian |
0.71% |
+0.03% |
15 |
Italian |
0.67% |
0.00% |
16 |
Czech |
0.58% |
-0.03% |
17 |
Hungarian |
0.42% |
-0.01% |
18 |
Spanish - Latin America |
0.41% |
+0.01% |
19 |
Portuguese - Portugal |
0.40% |
-0.03% |
20 |
Dutch |
0.30% |
-0.01% |
21 |
Swedish |
0.29% |
-0.01% |
22 |
Danish |
0.26% |
0.00% |
23 |
Finnish |
0.17% |
0.00% |
24 |
Romanian |
0.15% |
-0.01% |
25 |
Norwegian |
0.14% |
0.00% |
26 |
Vietnamese |
0.09% |
+0.02% |
27 |
Greek |
0.07% |
0.00% |
28 |
Bulgarian |
0.05% |
0.00% |
29 |
Indonesian |
0.02% |
+0.01% |
30 |
Arabic |
0.00% |
0.00% |