Number of PC gamers worldwide 2008-2024

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J. Clement,
Feb 13, 2024
In 2020, there were an estimated 1.75 billion PC gamers worldwide, up from 1.5 billion PC gaming users in the previous year. Despite slowing revenue growth, PC gaming remains very popular and digital storefronts like Steam or the Epic Games Store making PC gaming titles accessible for gamers worldwide.

Number of PC gaming users worldwide from 2008 to 2024 (in millions)

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August 2021

Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2008 to 2020

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total users is not a sum of categories, users of multiple categories are only counted once

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