Digital Market Outlook: Canada digital game users by segment 2027

The number of mobile gamers in Canada is expected to grow from 11.3 million in 2022 to 13.7 million in 2027. Mobile gaming is the most popular gaming segment in Canada. Overall, there were approximately 12.5 million digital game users in Canada in 2022.

Number of digital video game users in Canada from 2017 to 2027, by segment (in millions)

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Release date

November 2022

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2017 to 2022

Special properties

excluding physical video games

Supplementary notes

* Forecast.
Video Games are defined as fee-based video games distributed over the internet. Download games include downloads of full versions for gaming consoles or PCs (installation required), mobile games for smartphones and tablet devices (paid app downloads and in-app-purchases), paid or free-to-play online games which can be either played directly in the internet browser or via clients that need to be installed (subscription-based or including in-game purchases) as well as subscription-based gaming networks such as Xbox Live Gold, PlayStation Plus or Nintendo Switch Online. Physical video game sales and demo/trial versions are not included.
Further information on methodology can be found here.
Forecasts adjusted for expected impact of COVID-19.

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