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Number of PC gamers worldwide 2014-2021
Number of active PC gamers worldwide from 2014 to 2021 (in millions)
by Christina Gough,
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Feb 20, 2018
The timeline presents the number of active PC gamers worldwide from 2014 to 2021. It was estimated that by the end of 2017 there will have been 1.22 billion PC gamers worldwide, and this number is expected to further grow to 1.4 billion by 2021.
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by Christina Gough,
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Feb 20, 2018
The timeline presents the number of active PC gamers worldwide from 2014 to 2021. It was estimated that by the end of 2017 there will have been 1.22 billion PC gamers worldwide, and this number is expected to further grow to 1.4 billion by 2021.
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