Mobile Games - Japan | Statista Market Forecast

Revenue in the Mobile Games segment is projected to reach US$65.63bn in 2023.
Revenue is expected to show an annual growth rate (CAGR 2023-2027) of 7.06%, resulting in a projected market volume of US$86.21bn by 2027.
In the Mobile Games segment, the number of users is expected to amount to 38.20m users by 2027.
User penetration will be 27.1% in 2023 and is expected to hit 31.1% by 2027.
In global comparison, most revenue will be generated in China (US$97,350.00m in 2023).
The average revenue per user (ARPU) in the Mobile Games segment is projected to amount to US$1.93k in 2023.
In the year 2021 a share of 45.2% of users is in the high income group.

Mobile Games are defined as gaming applications for smart devices such as smartphones and tablets. Leading app stores like Google's Play Store and Apple's App Store offer paid app-downloads (single purchases) and freemium games that are free to download but normally allow in-app-purchases for various additional contents or access time. Physical games for mobile consoles/handhelds and free-to-play gaming apps are not included.

in-scope

Gaming-applications for smart devices such as smartphones and tablets
Paid app-downloads (single purchases)
Freemium games that are free to download, but allow in-app-purchases

out-of-scope

Physical video games for mobile consoles/handhelds

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