During a 2018 survey carried out among digital game developers in Brazil it was found that the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro together held 158 developers in total, showing that the highest concentration of the gaming industry was in the Rio de Janeiro-São Paulo axis.
Number of digital game developers in Brazil in 2018, by state
695 companies or self-employed workers in the gaming area
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The source defines digital game developer as a company or business with one person or more who does one or more of the following: a) develops digital games for mobile platforms (smartphone / tablet), computer, web, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (RA), social networks or console, for profit and non-profit, as a primary or secondary activity; b) develops entire games or does game development services for clients or partners. They may also perform other activities.
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Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania (Brazil), & Governo Federal do Brasil, & Homo Ludens. (November 28, 2018). Number of digital game developers in Brazil in 2018, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058536/brazil-digital-game-developers-state/
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Number of digital game developers in Brazil in 2018, by state [Graph], Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania (Brazil), & Governo Federal do Brasil, & Homo Ludens, November 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058536/brazil-digital-game-developers-state/
