Social gaming market size in Japan FY 2020-2027

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 4, 2023
The social game market in Japan was valued at 1.25 trillion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2020. Social games, which in this case included mobile gaming apps sold via app stores, accounted for the largest share of the total gaming market in Japan. Next to social games, the gaming market also included the categories video game software and video game hardware. Social games were expected to reach a value of 1.56 trillion yen by fiscal year 2027.

Value of the social game market in Japan in fiscal year 2020 with a forecast until 2027 (in trillion Japanese yen)

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Release date

December 2021

Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2020; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

Special properties

including native apps that are provided by smartphone app stores

Supplementary notes

*Forecast.

100 Japanese yen equal 0.76 U.S. dollars or 0.71 euros as of January 2023.
Values have been rounded.

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