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Consumer spending on gaming in the U.S. from 2010 to 2018, by segment
Consumer spending on gaming in the United States from 2010 to 2018, by segment (in billion U.S. dollars)
by Christina Gough,
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Jul 3, 2019
The statistic above contains data on how much money U.S. consumers spent on video and computer game hardware, software and accessories from 2010 to 2018. In 2018, U.S. consumers spent 5.1 billion U.S. dollars on gaming hardware. When it comes to software, action and shooter games were leaders in the 2018 genre breakdown of sales.Consumer spending on gaming in the United States from 2010 to 2018, by segment (in billion U.S. dollars)
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by Christina Gough,
last edited
Jul 3, 2019
The statistic above contains data on how much money U.S. consumers spent on video and computer game hardware, software and accessories from 2010 to 2018. In 2018, U.S. consumers spent 5.1 billion U.S. dollars on gaming hardware. When it comes to software, action and shooter games were leaders in the 2018 genre breakdown of sales.- Show sources information
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*The accessories figure includes VR.
Figures fro periods other than 2017 come form earlier reporting.
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*The accessories figure includes VR.
Figures fro periods other than 2017 come form earlier reporting.
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