Cloud Gaming Revenues to Surge 173% by 2030, Growing 8x Faster Than Most Other Gaming Segments In 2025, the global gaming industry is expected to gross more than half a trillion dollars for the first time, with most of that revenue coming from mobile games, gaming hardware, and in-game advertising. Although cloud gaming is expected to account for less than 2% of total market revenue, this
Esports Sponsorships to Grow 20%, Surpassing $1.2B by 2029 Global spending on esports sponsorships and advertising has nearly tripled over the past seven years, rising from $340 million in 2017 to around $980 million in 2024. Although annual ad spending growth has slowed sharply from the 2020 peak, now at just one-third of the levels seen five years ago,
Japan Tops Global Mobile Game Spending at $578, Double the U.S. and South Korea, and 9x the Global Average After a sharp 10% revenue drop in 2022 and 2023, the mobile gaming industry has bounced back and continues surging. In 2025 alone, players worldwide are expected to spend over $126 billion on gaming apps, $8 billion more than last year, and $4 billion above the previous all-time high set
PS5 Falls to 12th on All-Time Console Sales List, Behind Game Boy and Xbox 360 For years, the tech and gaming giant Sony has dominated console sales, with five of the ten top-selling consoles of all time being Sony devices. However, its latest-generation console, the PlayStation 5, is trailing the success of its predecessor, the PS4, ranking outside the top ten group. According to data
Mobile Gaming to Add 400 Million New Players in Five Years, Hitting 2.5 Billion by 2030 Few markets in the entertainment landscape have seen such explosive growth as mobile games. Nearly 15 years after the global hype started, fueled by the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020, the industry continues to surge, generating well over $100 billion in revenue each year. While the pace of growth is far
Global Gaming PC Spending to Grow by $3B Annually, Reaching $78B by 2030 The world is spending more on gaming PCs and laptops than ever, and this trend shows no signs of slowing down any time soon. A massive gaming user base and the growing esports audience have kept demand strong even when global PC sales hit the brakes. Cutting-edge features like AR,
Europeans Spent $80B on 120M Gaming Consoles Since 2020, More Than the U.S. and Asia Combined Since 2020, the world has spent over $137 billion on gaming consoles like the PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox, and most of that value, or roughly 60%, is from Europe. For years, Europeans have been the biggest spenders in the global console market, shelling out tens of billions more
Dota 2 Has Paid out $377 Million in Prizes, More Than Fortnite and CS:GO Combined Over the years, the competitive esports industry has paid out hundreds of millions of dollars in prizes, rewarding top-notch players and teams across the globe. And while there are several huge money-making titles in the game, not one comes close to Dota 2, the highest-paying esports title of all time.
Gamers Spent 2.3 Billion Hours Watching the Top 5 Games, 5x the Super Bowl's View Time Three years after reaching its peak, game streaming is showing signs of slowing down, as the market grapples with high infrastructure costs, audience fatigue, and sharp competition from traditional gaming models, including downloads and cloud gaming. Still, billions of gamers continue to spend a shocking amount of time watching their
Top 5 Roblox Games Shatter Records with Over 200 Billion All-Time Visits Roblox continues to ride a wave of strong revenue growth and user engagement. The gaming giant closed 2024 with a staggering $3.6 billion in revenue, nearly 30% more than the year before, though still not enough to lift the company out of the red. However, with millions of fans
Steam Set to Break New Record with 8,100 Game Releases YTD Each year, Steam is flooded with fresh game titles, and their number just keeps climbing. In 2024 alone, the platform`s game library exploded adding nearly 16,500 new titles, a stunning 41% year‑over‑year increase and the highest number ever. But it looks like Steam might top that
Nearly 60% of Esports Revenue in 2026 Will Come from Betting In just five years, the esports industry has more than doubled in value, soaring from $2 billion to a staggering $4.7 billion in 2025. A significant share of that growth comes from esports betting, the industry's largest and one of the fastest-growing revenue streams. Fueled by the