Online Games

in-scope

  • 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
Market definition

Highlights

worldwide

  • Revenue in the "Online Games" segment amounts to US$13,148m in 2017.
  • Revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2017-2021) of 2.9 % resulting in a market volume of US$14,762m in 2021.
  • User penetration is at 14.7 % in 2017 and is expected to hit 15.9 % in 2021.
  • The average revenue per user (ARPU) currently amounts to US$22.85.
  • From a global comparison perspective it is shown that most revenue is generated in the United States (US$3,473m in 2017).
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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$13,148m in 2017. Reading Support The "Online Games" segment is expected to show a revenue growth of 3.1 % in 2018.

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User Penetration Rate

in the Online Games market in millions in percent

Reading Support In the "Online Games" segment, the number of users is expected to amount to 644.8m by 2021. Reading Support User penetration in the "Online Games" segment is at 14.7 % in 2017.

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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 2017.

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Global Comparison - Revenue Global Comparison - User Penetration

in the Online Games market in million US$ in 2017 in percent in 2017

Reading Support With a market volume of US$3,473m in 2017, most revenue is generated in the United States. Reading Support With a rate of 35.8 %, the user penetration in the "Online Games" segment is highest in the United States.

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Selected region only includes countries listed in the Digital Market Outlook

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