Gabe earned over a billion dollars from Counter-Strike 2 last year.

Gabe earned over a billion dollars from Counter-Strike 2 last year In 2025, Valve's revenue from Counter-Strike 2 exceeded $1 billion. According to blogger ZestyJesus' analysis, from November 2024 to November 2025, players opened more than 400 million cases, which, at a key price of about $2.5, brought the company its main income.

In addition, during the same period, 754 million in-game items from CS2 were sold on Steam for a total of $1.22 billion. Thanks to a 15% commission on each transaction, Valve earned an additional $166 million from these operations.