Report: Valve made over $80 million from Counter-Strike 2 cases in March

Counter-Strike 2 players spend millions of euros to open boxes, even though the same old problems make them fun of the game. That's how much Counter-Strike does: Counter-Strike 2 is a huge hit for Valve despite criticism, because players still don't get enough of opening boxes and hoping for rare skins for their firearms and knives – such as a "Case hardened Karambit blue gem" in March 2025. According to the Case-Tracker website, around 32,775,0…

Valve made insane amount of money from CS2 cases just last month alone

The money-printing machine that is the Counter-Strike 2 skins market continues run smoothly, as the CS2 player count rises, the skins market cap booms, and Valve takes a cut of everything.

If you ever had any doubt that Valve makes a fortune by selling custom objects at Counter-Strike, the latest data should clear it. The CS2 tracking site Cast Tracker has revealed the data of March 2025, stating that last month the cold 34,587,161 boxes (essentially the equivalent of loot boxes) were opened in the game during that month. This has led some Reddit mathematicians to make the sums and equate this to what it looks like in terms of mon…

Report: Valve made over $80 million from Counter-Strike 2 cases in March

If you ever had any doubt that {Valve} makes a fortune from selling cosmetics in {Counter-Strike}, the latest bit of information should put that to rest. Tracking site CS2 Cast Tracker has revealed the data for March 2025, claiming that last month a whopping 34,587,161 cases (essentially the equivalent of loot boxes) were opened in the game during the month. This has led some Reddit mathematicians to do the sums and equate this to what it looks …