The gaming research company Newzoo has released a new Global Game Revenue Report entailing the revenue spent on games per country, in a top 100 list. We have approximately 7.2 billion people on this planet, with about 2.97 billion people with internet access. Of those with access to an internet connection, there are reportedly 1.8 billion gamers. These gamers have spent about $82 billion on games in the last year, and these types of games can range from smaller mobile games, to indie games, to giant triple A video games you buy for your PC or console.
The data coming from this report, clearly shows that the market has grown considerably. Noticeably, countries and regions outside of North America and Western Europe are growing.
“The market has become a truly global playground, and the lion’s share of market growth can be found outside of mature markets.”
Here you can see the top 20 countries:
U.S.A.: $20.5 billion
China: $17.9 billion
Japan: $12.2 billion
Germany: $3.43 billion
U.K.: $3.43 billion
Korea: $3.36 billion
France: $2.6 billion
Canada: $1.7 billion
Italy: $1.5 billion
Spain: $1.49 billion
Brazil: $1.34 billion
Russian Federation: $1.14 billion
Australia: $1.14 billion
Mexico: $1 billion
Taiwan: $643 million
India: $583 million
Netherlands: $433 million
Turkey: $375 million
Sweden: $370 million
Switzerland: $326 million
As for average spent per person in any given country:
Japan: $120/person
Korea: $79/person
U.S.A.: $74/person
U.K.: $62/person
Australia: $55/person
Canada: $54/person
Germany: $50/person
Switzerland: $47/person
France: $46.38/person
Ireland: $46/person
