π VALVE TARGETS THE OLDEST, MOST VALUABLE ACCOUNTS
Steam account "digits" show account age - lower digits = older, rarer, MORE VALUABLE accounts.
STEAM_0:0:12 β 2 digits (created 2003-2004, EXTREMELY RARE)
STEAM_0:1:123456 β 6 digits (created ~2010, still rare)
STEAM_0:0:123456789 β 9 digits (created recently, common)
Even the RAREST accounts get banned - proving Steam doesn't care about account value or age when stealing your property.
π Complete Ban Statistics by Account Digit Count
This table shows 70,928,405 total bans organized by SteamID digit length. Lower digit accounts are older and exponentially rarer.
| Ban Type |
1-Digit |
2-Digit |
3-Digit |
4-Digit |
5-Digit |
6-Digit |
7-Digit |
8-Digit |
9-Digit |
TOTAL |
| VAC Banned |
1 |
94 |
94 |
94 |
94 |
94 |
598,695 |
4,349,838 |
26,472,573 |
31,421,577 |
| Trade Banned |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
652 |
6,558 |
19,660 |
36,015 |
73,027 |
135,924 |
| Community Banned |
3 |
21 |
75 |
890 |
5,188 |
31,430 |
130,681 |
2,878,786 |
7,122,987 |
10,170,061 |
| Community Removed |
4 |
111 |
1,293 |
2,498 |
6,980 |
12,850 |
27,504 |
149,205 |
152,595 |
353,040 |
| Game Bans (All) |
0 |
3 |
13 |
246 |
2,179 |
15,327 |
59,618 |
2,240,609 |
26,529,808 |
28,847,803 |
| GRAND TOTAL |
8 |
229 |
1,475 |
3,740 |
15,093 |
66,259 |
836,158 |
9,654,453 |
60,350,990 |
70,928,405 |
π― What This Proves About Steam's Ban System
1. Even The Rarest Accounts Get Banned
8 accounts with 1-digit IDs have been banned. These are SINGLE-DIGIT accounts - there are less than 10 of these IN THE WORLD. Yet Steam still bans them without hesitation.
2. Oldest Accounts Aren't Protected
229 accounts with 2-digit IDs banned. These accounts were created in 2003-2004 - the FIRST YEAR of Steam. Many children who registered as kids now have their childhood accounts stolen by Valve.
3. Modern Accounts Bear The Brunt
60,350,990 accounts with 9-digit IDs banned - that's 85% of all bans. These are modern accounts created in recent years, many belonging to children and teenagers who had their first gaming property stolen.
π THE TRUTH: NO ACCOUNT IS SAFE π
Whether you have a legendary 1-digit account worth $50,000+ or a brand new 9-digit account created yesterday - Steam will ban you WITHOUT EXPLANATION and STEAL YOUR PROPERTY if they want to.
70+ MILLION people learned this the hard way.
π‘ Understanding Account Digits
Every Steam account has a unique SteamID in the format STEAM_0:0:XXXXXXX. The final number determines the "digit count":
LOW DIGITS (1-4)
Created 2003-2005. Extremely rare. Often worth $1,000s-$50,000+ to collectors. Only ~5,463 total banned.
MID DIGITS (5-7)
Created 2006-2012. Moderately rare. Valued at $50-$500 by collectors. ~917,510 banned.
HIGH DIGITS (8-9)
Created 2013-present. Common modern accounts. Majority of Steam's userbase. ~70 million banned.
π Related Analysis
π The Bigger Story
This table shows the SCALE of Steam's ban system - 70M+ accounts affected. But numbers alone don't tell the full story:
β’ Community Ban Timeline shows WHEN these bans happened (peak in 2017-2019)
β’ Trade Ban Analysis reveals property theft patterns
β’ Latest Bans proves it's STILL happening daily
β’ Profile Directory shows REAL victims with names and faces