The graph shows the distribution of games market revenue worldwide from 2015 to 2019, broken down by segment and screen. Tablet games were estimated to generate 9.8 billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2016, which was calculated to account for 10 percent of the global games market revenue that year. Recent video game sales revenue information can be found here.
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The graph shows the distribution of games market revenue worldwide from 2015 to 2019, broken down by segment and screen. Tablet games were estimated to generate 9.8 billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2016, which was calculated to account for 10 percent of the global games market revenue that year. Recent video game sales revenue information can be found here.
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The graph shows the distribution of games market revenue worldwide from 2015 to 2019, broken down by segment and screen. Tablet games were estimated to generate 9.8 billion U.S. dollars in revenue in 2016, which was calculated to account for 10 percent of the global games market revenue that year. Recent video game sales revenue information can be found here.
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