Newzoo: The video game market this year will first earn more than $ 200 billion

The gaming industry this year for the first time in history should earn more than $ 200 billion, according to the analytical company NEWZOO. More precisely, the total profit from the video game market in 2022 can be $ 203.1 billion, which is 5.4% more than 2021 ($ 192.7 billion).

Newzoo experts also declare another record for the game industry-the total number of players from around the world will exceed a 3 billionnaya mark and will amount to 3.09 billion people by the end of 2022.

This year, the video game market in the United States should regain the first position among the regions on earnings with $ 50.5 billion, having overtaken China with $ 50.2 billion. The report notes that this happened due to the restrictions introduced by the Chinese government. Below you can familiarize yourself with the image that indicates the earnings of the video game market in 2022, divided into regions.

And finally, in his study, Newzoo notes that in 2022 the largest increased percentage of profit will be in console video games with $ 56.9 billion earnings, which is 8.4% more than 2021. There will also be an increase in PC (3, 2% - $ 38.7 billion), smartphones (by 5.7% - $ 91.4 billion) and tablets (1.2% - $ 12.1 billion). But browser will have a rather significant decrease in profit - $ 2.3 billion, which is 16.9% less than 2021. Below you can familiarize yourself with the schedule yourself.