Gaming monetization

Statistics report on gaming monetization

Gaming monetization

This report has been compiled to provide statistical information about gaming monetization, including data on free and paid gaming worldwide, as well as in-game purchases and downloadable content (DLC). Also included is information on the revenue composition of leading gaming companies, as in-game purchases, subscriptions, and microtransactions have become significant revenue drivers to enhance the monetization of paid game titles.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Gaming revenue worldwide 2022, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Games market revenue share worldwide 2022, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Most popular gaming business models among developers worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Global gaming industry trends according to game devs 2023
  • Premium Statistic Global video game dev economic uncertainty tactics 2023
  • Basic Statistic Leading IP mobile gaming revenue parent companies 2023

Free-to-play (F2P) games

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  • Premium Statistic F2P games revenue worldwide 2018-2024
  • Premium Statistic F2P PC games revenue worldwide 2018-2024
  • Premium Statistic F2P mobile games revenue worldwide 2018-2024
  • Premium Statistic F2P console games revenue worldwide 2018-2024
  • Basic Statistic Most downloaded F2P PS games in 2023, by region

Premium games

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  • Premium Statistic PC gaming software sales revenue worldwide 2008-2025, by category
  • Premium Statistic Premium PC games revenue worldwide 2008-2024, by category
  • Basic Statistic Most downloaded PS4 games in 2023, by region
  • Basic Statistic Most downloaded PS5 games in 2023, by region
  • Premium Statistic Average launch price of video games in the United States 1977-2022, by platform
  • Premium Statistic Steam game sales revenue 2020-2028
  • Premium Statistic Steam game sales revenue share 2020-2028, by composition

In-game purchases

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  • Basic Statistic Mobile games with highest IAP revenue worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Fastest mobile games to reach 5 billion U.S. dollars in player spending 2024
  • Basic Statistic Gaming purchases in the U.S. 2023, by engagement and type
  • Premium Statistic Mobile games monthly purchase frequency in U.S. and Canada 2024
  • Premium Statistic Mobile games top in-app purchases in U.S. and Canada 2024
  • Premium Statistic Mobile games spent in per month in U.S. and Canada 2024
  • Premium Statistic Europe children in-game spending share 2018-2023
  • Premium Statistic Europe children in-game items purchased 2020-2023
  • Premium Statistic Europe children in-game items monthly spend 2019-2023

In-game advertising

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  • Premium Statistic Leading mobile game genres worldwide 2023, by share of advertisers
  • Premium Statistic Leading mobile game genres worldwide 2023, by share of creatives
  • Premium Statistic Leading mobile game creatives worldwide2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Preferred types of in-game in North America 2023
  • Premium Statistic Attitudes towards ads in F2P mobile games in North America 2023
  • Premium Statistic Attitudes towards in-game ads with real-life rewards/discounts in North America 2023

Gaming subscriptions

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  • Basic Statistic Global video game subscription market value 2020-2025
  • Basic Statistic Global video game subscription market growth 2021-2025
  • Premium Statistic Price of leading gaming subscriptions in the U.S. 2023
  • Premium Statistic Subscriber count of leading cloud gaming and gaming subscription services 2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of PlayStation Plus subscribers worldwide 2014-2023
  • Basic Statistic Number of Xbox Game Pass subscribers worldwide 2020-2024
  • Basic Statistic Number of Nintendo Switch Online subscribers worldwide 2018-2023

In-game monetization leaders

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  • Premium Statistic Digital revenue share of video game publishers worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Electronic Arts (EA) net revenue as of Q4 2024, by composition
  • Basic Statistic Electronic Arts (EA) net bookings as of Q4 2024, by composition
  • Basic Statistic Electronic Arts (EA) extra content revenues 2018-2024
  • Basic Statistic Take-Two Interactive annual revenue FY 2018-2024, by content
  • Basic Statistic Take-Two Interactive recurrent consumer revenue share FY 2017-2024
  • Basic Statistic Ubisoft global net bookings share as of FY 2010-2024, by type

Spotlight: continuous monetization through live service games

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  • Basic Statistic Global game devs who are working on live service games 2023
  • Basic Statistic Sony PS5 video game investment FY 2019-2025, by business model
  • Basic Statistic Most buzzworthy video games worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Fortnite player count 2017-2023
  • Basic Statistic Genshin Impact mobile RPD 2024, by region
  • Basic Statistic Honkai: Star Rail IAP revenue worldwide 2024
  • Premium Statistic Global revenue of Tencent's mobile game Honor of Kings 2016-2024
  • Basic Statistic Destiny 2 peak concurrent player number on Steam 2024
  • Basic Statistic Final Fantasy 14 player count 2015-2024
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