How to see how much you've spent on Steam
At some point every long-time Steam user gets curious, or brave, and wants the real number. The good news is Steam keeps a full record. The bad news is the number might sting. Here is how to find the exact figure, plus a quicker way to get a ballpark.
The exact figure: your Steam account history
Steam has a page that lists every purchase you have ever made, and it even tallies it for you.
- Open Steam in a browser or the desktop client and sign in.
- Click your name in the top right, then choose Account details.
- Scroll down and click "View purchase history" under the Store and Purchase History section.
- You will see every transaction: games, DLC, in game purchases, wallet top-ups, and gifts.
To get the grand total, some browsers let you find a summed figure at the bottom, but Steam does not always show one clean number. A common trick is to copy the whole history into a spreadsheet and sum the column, which gives you the exact lifetime spend down to the cent.
Keep in mind this counts wallet funds added as well as direct purchases, so read it carefully if you top up your wallet and spend from there, to avoid counting the same money twice.
The faster way: estimate it
If you do not need the exact cent and just want a strong ballpark, our Steam Account Value tool estimates your spend from your public library. It looks at the games you own and works out a realistic figure, allowing for the fact that most of a library gets bought on sale rather than at full price.
It will not match the account history to the dollar, since it cannot see in game purchases or wallet activity, but it gets you a good number in seconds without exporting anything.
Why the two numbers differ
Your official history and the estimate rarely line up exactly, and that is expected.
- The account history is every real transaction, including wallet funds and in game spending.
- The estimate is based on the games showing on your profile at typical prices paid.
If your profile is private, the estimate has nothing to read, so make your game details public first. The public profile guide covers that.
The reality check
Most people are surprised, and the surprise usually runs one direction. The upside is that spread across years, and against the hours logged in your most played games, the cost per hour on Steam tends to look pretty reasonable. That is the number to focus on if the total makes you flinch.