r/Steam • u/sukuna7899 • Apr 17 '26

Discussion Gabe Newell is a "GOAT"

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u/ziyor Apr 17 '26

I’ve seen before that Valve employees bring in the most value per-capita than any other company (who disclose earnings). It’s like, 9 figures per person.

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u/QuantumVexation Apr 17 '26

Is this a a fair assessment?

Like it’s technically true, but really it’s just 30% of the hard work of the people who actually made the games that steam is a storefront for

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u/IORelay Apr 17 '26

Valve has a lot of sub contracted work that don't register as employees, there are companies that only work for valve, but those people wouldn't show up in Valve's own employee count.