Game developers are responsible for creating the next big hit in the video game world and producing hours of entertainment for gamers across the globe. During a 2021 survey, 75 percent of responding game developers stated that they were White, while only nine percent of respondents reported to being Hispanic.
Distribution of video game developers worldwide as of April 2021, by ethnicity
Characteristic
Share of respondents
White
75%
Hispanic or Latino/Latina/Latinx
9%
East Asian (includes Chinese, Japanese and Korean)
7%
Black, African American, African or Afro-Caribbean
Regarding ethnicity, respondents were able to select up to 3 options that best fit their identity. Values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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IGDA. (July 21, 2021). Distribution of video game developers worldwide as of April 2021, by ethnicity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127374/game-developer-ethnicity-worldwide/
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IGDA. (2021). Distribution of video game developers worldwide as of April 2021, by ethnicity . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127374/game-developer-ethnicity-worldwide/
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Distribution of video game developers worldwide as of April 2021, by ethnicity [Graph], IGDA, July 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127374/game-developer-ethnicity-worldwide/
