American video game development and digital distribution company
Factsheet
Formerly Valve, L.L.C. (1996–2003)
Company type Private
Industry Video games
Digital distribution
Digital distribution
Formerly Valve, L.L.C. (1996–2003)
Company type Private
Industry Video games
Digital distribution
Digital distribution
Wikipedia
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Valve Corporation - Wikipedia
1 month ago - Valve uses a flat structure, whereby employees decide what to work on themselves. They develop games through playtesting and iteration, describing game design as a kind of experimental psychology. By 2012, Valve employed around 250 people and was reportedly worth over US$3 billion.
The Verge
theverge.com › pc gaming › business › entertainment
Here’s how much Valve pays its staff — and how few people it employs | The Verge
July 13, 2024 - According to according to leaked data, as of 2021, Valve employed just 336 staffers, meaning it’s remarkably small compared to other gaming companies.
Here’s how much Valve pays its staff — and how few people it employs
“Hardware,” to my surprise, has been a relatively small part of the company, with just 41 employees paid a gross of more than $17 million in 2021. Would be interesting to have numbers from other companies like Nintendo and MS to see how many people work on designing their consoles. Valve’s small staff is also something that’s been a sticking point for Wolfire. When it filed its lawsuit in 2021, Wolfire alleged that Valve “...devotes a miniscule percentage of its revenue to maintaining and improving the Steam Store.” And yet they constantly improve it. More on reddit.com
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July 13, 2024Here’s how much Valve pays its staff — and how few people it employs
The relevant slides from the court case: Though not surprising, Valve only had around 336 employees employed in 2021. Column C is "[Presumably: Gross pay]" and Column D is "[Presumably: Number of employees]". Note that they had less than 200 employees overall working on games. Around 80 on... More on resetera.com
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In 2018 a group of Valve staff tried to figure out just how efficient they were being—and found they were making more money per head than Apple, Facebook, and nearly every tech giant out there
when you factor in the thousands, if not tens of thousands, of menial jobs at those companies compared to the ~350 people total at valve, especially considering how much of a money printing factory it is, is this really that surprising? More on reddit.com
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March 14, 2024Microsoft estimated Valve’s revenue in 2021 at $6.5bn Interesting to see another view on the scale of Valve’s business
Very impressive that a private company made that list. I really hope Gabe lives a long life and/or he has a solid successor lined up that shares his same vision/values. I'd assume this would be one of his kids so I think we're good there. More on reddit.com
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Reddit
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r/GlobalOffensive on Reddit: Valve employee numbers and salaries got released
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They had 181 people working on all oft their games. Remember when you hate on cs2 its probably like 20 people trying to keep the ship floating.
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TLDR: Total staff as of 2021: 336 people Administration: 35 people making an average of 4.5 million a year Game Developers: 181 people making an average of 1 million a year Steam Developers: 79 people making an average of 960k a year Hardware Developers: 41 people making average of 430k a year
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Did y'all think they had like a 500+ member COD/BF type team working on CS?? I have always assumed there were like 10 CS devs
Tom's Hardware
tomshardware.com › video games › pc gaming
Valve makes almost $50 million per employee, raking in more cash per person than Google, Amazon, or Microsoft — gaming giant's 350 employees on track to generate $17 billion this year | Tom's Hardware
1 month ago - Research firm Alinea Analytics' ... as a whole will hit $17 billion in 2025. The company employee count between 2012 and 2021 averaged around 350 people, according to some estimates....
Upptic
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Valve structure, employment numbers, revenue revealed in lawsuit - Upptic
December 10, 2024 - In 2021, Valve reportedly employed 336 people, with a mere 79 dedicated to Steam, despite the platform’s release of over 10,000 games that year. This starkly contrasts with Valve’s estimated annual revenue from Steam, which stands at an ...
SaaStr
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5 Interesting Learnings from Valve at $17 Billion in ARR | SaaStr
November 18, 2025 - And the results speak for themselves: Valve’s employee count has been essentially flat at 330-360 people for over a decade, while revenue has grown from ~$2B to $6.5B+. That’s the compounding power of the right architectural decisions.
80.lv
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Valve Makes More Money Per Employee Than Apple & Netflix Combined
December 30, 2024 - At the same time, Valve's employee count was slightly higher in 2018 at 360, and Steam's daily user numbers were around 16-18 million six years ago, compared to 2024's 33-39 million, making it highly likely that the gaming giant's per-worker ...
LinkedIn
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Valve corporation | LinkedIn
View all 1,294 employees · Report this company · Valve is an entertainment software and technology company founded in 1996 and based in Bellevue, Washington. The company’s debut title, Half-Life, has won over 50 Game of the Year Awards and ...
Ars Technica
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Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees - Ars Technica
July 17, 2024 - After 2012, Valve’s total employee count remained remarkably steady, hovering between 325 and 375 employees through 2021.
Statista
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Valve workforce 2021 | Statista
July 15, 2024 - In 2021, video gaming company Valve employed 336 people, up from a workforce of 78 employees in 2003.
Reddit
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r/pcgaming on Reddit: Here’s how much Valve pays its staff — and how few people it employs
July 13, 2024 - Valve makes almost $50 million per employee, raking in more cash per person than Google, Amazon, or Microsoft — gaming giant's 350 employees on track to generate $17 billion this year ...
NeoGAF
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Report: Valve made 17B~ in revenue this year. With 336 ...
1 month ago - Jesus Christ some of y'all lmao. So salty with Valve, and for what? About a speculated price? At least wait until things are confirmed to get in a tizzy, lmao. Good on them though, that's some wild numbers, especially with 336 employees.
PC Gamer
pcgamer.com › gaming industry
We learned just how small Valve really is this year, but also how good it is at raking in the cash: It's making more money per employee than Apple | PC Gamer
December 25, 2024 - That's bigger than a typical tiny startup, yes, but also a very small fraction of companies like Ubisoft, which reported · 18,666 employees at the end of September 2024, Electronic Arts, which had approximately · 13,700 people as of March ...
Valve Corporation
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People at Valve - Valve Corporation
Right before joining Valve in 2010, Elizabeth worked for Gracenote(a Subsidiary of Sony). Elizabeth is a graduate of California State University, Chico (with a concentration in Human Resources). Please note: Valve Employees will never ask you for personal or account information, on Steam or anywhere else.
ResetEra
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Here's how much Valve pays its staff
July 17, 2024 - Though not surprising, Valve only had around 336 employees employed in 2021. Column C is "[Presumably: Gross pay]" and Column D is "[Presumably: Number of employees]". Note that they had less than 200 employees overall working on games.
Statista
statista.com › media › video gaming & esports
Valve workforce by department 2021 | Statista
July 15, 2024 - In 2021, video game company Valve employed 336 people, 181 of whom were working in the company's game department. Valve owns Steam, one of the biggest and most influential PC gaming storefronts worldwide.
Tracxn
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Valve - 2025 Company Profile, Team & Competitors - Tracxn
2 weeks ago - Valve has 333 employees as of Sep 19. The total employee count is 1.0% more than what it was in Sep 18.
SignHouse
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Valve Revenue and Growth Statistics (2024) - SignHouse
August 1, 2024 - In 2022, Valve have approximately 1,139 employees.
Valve Corporation
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Valve Corporation
We aren't a typical company—which is why you're here, right? As a flat company without hierarchy and job titles, we don't usually hire for specific roles. (Though we sometimes do!) Opportunities at Valve run broad and deep.