Online Games

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  • Revenue in the Online Games segment amounts to US$13,551m in 2018.
  • Revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2018-2022) of 2.8%, resulting in a market volume of US$15,138m by 2022.
  • User penetration is 11.5% in 2018 and is expected to hit 12.6% by 2022.
  • The average revenue per user (ARPU) currently amounts to US$22.85.
  • In global comparison, most revenue is generated in the United States (US$3,477m in 2018).
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Online/browser games are defined as massive multiplayer online games (MMOG) as well as casual and social games that can be played directly in the Internet browser and do not require an installation. The definition covers subscription-based games as well as freemium browser games with in-game purchases for additional premium content or functionalities, e.g. FarmVille. Free-to-play games are not included.
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  • Freemium browser games with in-game purchases for additional premium contents or functionalities
  • Massive multiplayer online games (MMOG-Games)
out-of-scope
  • Free-to-play browser games
Digital Media Report 2018 - Video Games

Digital Media Report 2018 - Video Games

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Revenue Revenue Growth

in the Online Games market in million US$ in percent

Reading Support Revenue in the Online Games segment amounts to US$13,551m in 2018. Reading Support The Online Games segment is expected to show a revenue growth of 3.0% in 2019.

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User Penetration Rate

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Reading Support In the Online Games segment, the number of users is expected to amount to 661.6m by 2022. Reading Support User penetration in the Online Games segment is at 11.5% in 2018.

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ARPU

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Reading Support The average revenue per user (ARPU) in the Online Games segment amounts to US$22.85 in 2018.

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Global Comparison - Revenue Global Comparison - User Penetration

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Reading Support With a market volume of US$3,477m in 2018, most revenue is generated in the United States. Reading Support With a rate of 30.2%, the user penetration in the Online Games segment is highest in Japan.

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Mobile Phones Volume / Capita in units
Average per capita sales of mobile phones in units | Source: Statista Analysis		 x.xx x.xx x.xx x.xx x.xx x.xx x.xx
Laptops Volume / Capita in units
Average per capita sales of laptops and tablets in units. | Source: Statista Analysis		 x.xx x.xx x.xx x.xx x.xx x.xx x.xx
Desktop-PCs Volume / Capita in units
Average per capita sales of Desktop-PCs in units. | Source: Statista Analysis		 x.xxx x.xxx x.xxx x.xxx x.xxx x.xxx x.xxx
Mobile Phones Revenue / Capita in US$
Average revenue of mobile phones per capita | Source: Statista Analysis		 xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xxx.x xxx.x
Laptops Revenue / Capita in US$
Average revenue of laptops and tablets per capita. | Source: Statista Analysis		 xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x
Desktop-PC Revenue / Capita in US$
Average revenue of Desktop-PCs per capita. | Source: Statista Analysis		 x.x x.x x.x x.x x.x x.x x.x
Social Media Penetration in %
Percentage of individuals from the total population using social media applications on a monthly basis. | Source: Statista Analysis		 xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x
Smartphone Penetration in %
Percentage of individuals from the total population using a smartphone on a monthly basis. | Source: Statista Analysis		 xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x
Internet Penetration in %
Percentage of individuals from the total population using the internet on a monthly basis. | Source: Statista Analysis		 xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x
Consumer Spending / Capita in US$
Average consumer spending per capita of private households in the selected region | Source: Statista Analysis, based on UN, World Bank, IMF, Eurostat and national statistical offices		 x,xxx x,xxx x,xxx x,xxx x,xxx x,xxx x,xxx
GDP / Capita in US$
Gross domestic product of the selected region in relation to the total population. | Source: IMF		 xx,xxx xx,xxx xx,xxx xx,xxx xx,xxx xx,xxx xx,xxx
Households in m
Total number of households in the selected region. | Source: Statista Analysis		 x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x
Population in m
Number of individuals (all ages) living in the selected region. | Source: World Bank, Statista Analysis		 x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x
0-15 years in m
Number of individuals (age 0-15) living in the selected region. | Source: World Bank, Statista Analysis		 x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x
16-24 years in m
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25-34 years in m
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35-44 years in m
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45-54 years in m
Number of individuals (age 45-54) living in the selected region. | Source: World Bank, Statista Analysis		 xxx.x xxx.x xxx.x xxx.x xxx.x xxx.x xxx.x
55+ years in m
Number of individuals (age 55 and older) living in the selected region. | Source: World Bank, Statista Analysis		 x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x x,xxx.x
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Average Connection Speed in kbits/s
Average internet connection speed in Kbits/s. | Source: Akamai, Statista Analysis		 x,xxx xx,xxx xx,xxx xx,xxx xx,xxx xx,xxx xx,xxx
Fixed Broadband Subscription / 100 Capita
Number of fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants. | Source: World Bank, Statista Analysis		 xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x xx.x
Source: Statista, August 2018; Selected region only includes countries listed in the Digital Market Outlook
Source: Statista, August 2018, based on IMF, World Bank, UN and Eurostat
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