A game developer survey in 2021 found that 61percent of responding game developers were men, while 30 percent were women. The share of female game developers is up from 21 percent in 2017. Approximately eight percent of game developers did not identify as either men or women.
Distribution of video game developers worldwide from 2014 to 2021, by gender
For 2021 data: Throughout this report respondents who identified as non-binary and/or transgender are grouped together into one category when data is presented by gender.
2014: n = 2,202 / 2015; n = 2,928; 2016 n = 1,186; 2017 n= 963; 2019 n= 1,116; 2021 n=803 Figures for periods other than 2021come from earlier editions of the study.
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