The video game market in Japan was estimated to be worth 1.66 trillion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2020. The market encompasses video game hardware, video game software, and social games. It was expected to reach a value of more than 1.9 trillion yen by fiscal year 2027.
Total value of the video game market in Japan in fiscal year 2020 with a forecast until 2027
(in trillion Japanese yen)
fiscal year 2020; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
*Forecast.
The video game market in this case includes the segments gaming hardware, software, and social games. It includes both conventional games (such as packaged games for home consoles) and those with billing function. The category social games includes native apps that are provided by smartphone app stores. The market excludes gaming peripherals and usage fees for monthly paid subscription services such as Apple Arcade.
1 Japanese yen equals 0.0087 U.S. dollars or 0.0077 euros as of February 2022.
Values have been rounded.
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Nomura Research Institute. (December 17, 2021). Total value of the video game market in Japan in fiscal year 2020 with a forecast until 2027 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 20, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024411/japan-gaming-market-size/
Nomura Research Institute. "Total value of the video game market in Japan in fiscal year 2020 with a forecast until 2027 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. December 17, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024411/japan-gaming-market-size/
Nomura Research Institute. (2021). Total value of the video game market in Japan in fiscal year 2020 with a forecast until 2027 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 20, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024411/japan-gaming-market-size/
Nomura Research Institute. "Total Value of The Video Game Market in Japan in Fiscal Year 2020 with a Forecast until 2027 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024411/japan-gaming-market-size/
Nomura Research Institute, Total value of the video game market in Japan in fiscal year 2020 with a forecast until 2027 (in trillion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1024411/japan-gaming-market-size/ (last visited May 20, 2022)
