Games - Worldwide | Statista Market Forecast

Revenue in the Games segment is projected to reach US$396.20bn in 2023.
Revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2023-2027) of 7.70%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$533.00bn by 2027.
In global comparison, most revenue will be generated in China (US$110,100.00m in 2023).
In the Games segment, the number of users is expected to amount to 4.33bn users by 2027.
User penetration will be 48.8% in 2023 and is expected to hit 54.5% by 2027.
The average revenue per user (ARPU) is expected to amount to US$154.00.

The Video Games segment consists of Physically Sold Video Games and Digital Video Games.
Physically Sold Video Games comprises revenues associated with in-person purchases of video games in retail stores (e.g., at GameStop, Walmart, and Target) or in online-shops as CDs, DVDs, or other solid storage media
Digital Video Games encompasses revenues associated with digital game sales (e.g., Steam, Origin, and Blizzard’s Battle.net for PCs and the Xbox Games Store, PlayStation Store, and Nintendo eShop for consoles). Additional downloadable content (DLC) and subscription services are included. The definition covers subscription-based games, e.g., World of Warcraft, as well as free-to-play games with in-game purchases for additional premium content or functionalities, e.g., Fortnite.

Detailed definitions can be found in the individual segments.

in-scope

In-person purchases of video games
Digital video games

out-of-scope

Demo/Trial versions of video games
Free-to-play gaming apps

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