Adamo00 Oct 3, 2018 @ 7:40am
NetWorth of Steam?
Hello, i Wish to get network of Steam, but i find only The Gabe network $4billion but networth of Steam i cant find.

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BossGalaga Oct 3, 2018 @ 8:59am 
Originally posted by daminekk:
Hello, i Wish to get network of Steam, but i find only The Gabe network $4billion but networth of Steam i cant find.

Steam makes billions a year. I would guess somewhere in the ballpark of A LOT.
Ogami Oct 3, 2018 @ 9:35am 
Gabe Newell owns about halt the shares of Valve and his net worth was around 4,1 billion in 2017.
So Valve (and Steam) should be worth around 8-9 billion at the moment.
Roughly.
Adamo00 Oct 3, 2018 @ 9:48am 
Originally posted by Ogami:
Gabe Newell owns about halt the shares of Valve and his net worth was around 4,1 billion in 2017.
So Valve (and Steam) should be worth around 8-9 billion at the moment.
Roughly.
Good but This peobably low amount ONLY Counter-Strike make 341 million $ in one year, but thanks.
Spawn of Totoro Oct 3, 2018 @ 12:10pm 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Corporation

Total equity US$2.5 billion (2012)

As it is a private company, they are not required to make their finance information public. That is as close to it's value as we are going to be able to find.
happy Oct 3, 2018 @ 9:05pm 
Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Corporation

Total equity US$2.5 billion (2012)

As it is a private company, they are not required to make their finance information public. That is as close to it's value as we are going to be able to find.
Ive always been wondering, why/how is steam a private company? And since people keep pointing it out, is it unusual for a company to be "private"? Are companies usually "public" or something else? What are companies usually?
Is Ubisoft also private owned?
cSg|mc-Hotsauce Oct 3, 2018 @ 9:10pm 
Not publicly traded on the stock market.

:qr:
cinedine Oct 3, 2018 @ 9:11pm 
Originally posted by T×tesfleisch8:
Is Ubisoft also private owned?

No. Ubisoft is publically traded.

Boren down:
Private owned means you have no responsibilities towards shareholders and have all the freedom you want while having all the risk. Also you don't have to disclose anything. They also can't sell more shares to raise capital but are dependend on private capital or investors on a per project basis.
happy Oct 3, 2018 @ 9:15pm 
Originally posted by cinedine:
Originally posted by T×tesfleisch8:
Is Ubisoft also private owned?

No. Ubisoft is publically traded.

Boren down:
Private owned means you have no responsibilities towards shareholders and have all the freedom you want while having all the risk. Also you don't have to disclose anything. They also can't sell more shares to raise capital but are dependend on private capital or investors on a per project basis.


Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:
Not publicly traded on the stock market.

:qr:
Thank you two, so basically a Company like Tesla who is available on the stock market is not private owned, and valve could be boiled down to the company being owned by literally 1 private person?
cSg|mc-Hotsauce Oct 3, 2018 @ 9:17pm 
GabeN owns just over half of the company.

Remeber when Facebook went public and it jumped to being worth $25b?

:qr:
Satoru Oct 3, 2018 @ 9:25pm 
Originally posted by T×tesfleisch8:
Originally posted by Spawn of Totoro:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valve_Corporation

Total equity US$2.5 billion (2012)

As it is a private company, they are not required to make their finance information public. That is as close to it's value as we are going to be able to find.
Ive always been wondering, why/how is steam a private company? And since people keep pointing it out, is it unusual for a company to be "private"? Are companies usually "public" or something else? What are companies usually?
Is Ubisoft also private owned?

Most companies are private ones. As a very simple demarcation public companies are those traded on stock market exchanges

Going public is usually about fundraising. When you open a business initially it’s private. You might use your own money or beg friends to start it up. Later you need more money for maybe better larger equipment. Banks won’t lend you the money as they might see it as too risky. So you’d go to venture capitalists (Shark Tank/Dragons Den) to get money. VC will generally ask for equity ownership in exchange for money. At the end is going public. Where you again trade equity (stocks) for money.

Being private has its advantages. You’re not beholden to stock holders. You don’t need to disclose your finances publicly. It gives you more freedom. Publicly traded companies are subject to very strict rules as to what they can do, how they do it, etc. look at Elon Musks 40 mill fineness from the SEC for one tweet

Valve chooses to stay private as it gives them the freedom to invest and do things they feel is worth doing.

Ubisoft and most major publishes are public companies
cinedine Oct 3, 2018 @ 9:29pm 
Originally posted by T×tesfleisch8:
Thank you two, so basically a Company like Tesla who is available on the stock market is not private owned, and valve could be boiled down to the company being owned by literally 1 private person?

Basically.
What it means exactly is depended on the country, though.

In Germany for example there are vast differences between e.K., GmbH, AG, KG or OHG in terms of how they are run and liability.
happy Oct 3, 2018 @ 9:30pm 
Originally posted by Satoru:
Originally posted by T×tesfleisch8:
Ive always been wondering, why/how is steam a private company? And since people keep pointing it out, is it unusual for a company to be "private"? Are companies usually "public" or something else? What are companies usually?
Is Ubisoft also private owned?

Most companies are private ones. As a very simple demarcation public companies are those traded on stock market exchanges

Going public is usually about fundraising. When you open a business initially it’s private. You might use your own money or beg friends to start it up. Later you need more money for maybe better larger equipment. Banks won’t lend you the money as they might see it as too risky. So you’d go to venture capitalists (Shark Tank/Dragons Den) to get money. VC will generally ask for equity ownership in exchange for money. At the end is going public. Where you again trade equity (stocks) for money.

Being private has its advantages. You’re not beholden to stock holders. You don’t need to disclose your finances publicly. It gives you more freedom. Publicly traded companies are subject to very strict rules as to what they can do, how they do it, etc. look at Elon Musks 40 mill fineness from the SEC for one tweet

Valve chooses to stay private as it gives them the freedom to invest and do things they feel is worth doing.

Ubisoft and most major publishes are public companies
Thank you for the information.
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