Germany: gaming companies and funding in the federal states 2021

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Jessica Clement,
Nov 1, 2023
In 2021, there were a total of 749 game development companies located in Germany. Bavaria was the federal state with the highest number of gaming companies, totaling a combined 163 game developers and publishers as well as 2.5 million euros of regional funding.

Number of gaming companies and available funding in Germany in 2021, by federal state

CharacteristicGame developers and publishersFunding availale (in million euros)
Bavaria 163 2.5
Berlin and Brandenburg 130 2.2
North Rhine-Westphalia 110 3
Hamburg 90 0.52
Baden-Wüttemberg 65 0.9
Hesse 36 0.2
Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringa 28 0.02
Niedersachsen 27 0.6
Rhineland-Palatinate 14 0.13
Saarland 6 0.18
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