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ArmstyD May 14 @ 12:17am
Owner Estimations
I was checking the chart section of various games on SteamDB (steamdb.info). I wanted to know how many people have owned the game I was discovering. Although I have been using SteamDB since 2023, I am curious to know more about this matter.

Which source is more accurate than the others?
- SteamSpy
- Gamalytic
- VG Insights
- PlayTracker

All of them show different values, which is why I am a bit confused.

Thanks for reaching out.
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Originally posted by Malfunctioning Robot:
none of them are accurate, it's all guesswork. There is no way to get legitimate data. Steamspy for instance takes a sample of public profiles and extrapolates from there. I believe the same method is used by all of them, but since they all sample a different set of profiles thats why you see the difference in their numbers as its just "statistical probability" but the sample bias is overwhelming.
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Malfunctioning Robot May 14 @ 12:21am 
none of them are accurate, it's all guesswork. There is no way to get legitimate data. Steamspy for instance takes a sample of public profiles and extrapolates from there. I believe the same method is used by all of them, but since they all sample a different set of profiles thats why you see the difference in their numbers as its just "statistical probability" but the sample bias is overwhelming.
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