In 2023, the overall video game industry accounted for a total of 5,684 establishments and about 104,080 employees across the United States. Of these figures, 2,756 establishments were gaming software developers employing approximately 35,954 gaming industry workers.
Count of establishments and employment for the U.S. video game industry and its principal sectors in 2023
Characteristic
Number of Establishment
Employment
Video Game Industry - TOTAL
5,684
104,080
Software - TOTAL
2,756
75,353
Software - Developer
2,042
35,954
Software - Developer/Publisher
422
32,282
Software - Publisher
181
3,755
Software - Developmen tools
67
2,439
Software - Other
44
923
Consoles, Hardware and Peripherals
77
4,661
Support (Video Game Related Development Services)
113
3,431
Retail (Video Game Specific Stores)
2,715
20,270
Other (Industry Specific Associations, Media, Education, and Other Organizations)
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Entertainment Software Association. (February 21, 2024). Count of establishments and employment for the U.S. video game industry and its principal sectors in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257699/us-video-game-industry-establishment-employment-numbers/
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Entertainment Software Association. (2024). Count of establishments and employment for the U.S. video game industry and its principal sectors in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257699/us-video-game-industry-establishment-employment-numbers/
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Entertainment Software Association, Count of establishments and employment for the U.S. video game industry and its principal sectors in 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257699/us-video-game-industry-establishment-employment-numbers/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Count of establishments and employment for the U.S. video game industry and its principal sectors in 2023 [Graph], Entertainment Software Association, February 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1257699/us-video-game-industry-establishment-employment-numbers/
