Video game industry - Statistics & Facts

Key insights

Biggest company based on gaming revenue
Tencent
Global video game market revenue
396.2bn USD
Biggest video gaming industry segment by revenue
Mobile games

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Industry benchmark

  • Basic Statistic EV/R of selected digital media verticals worldwide 2023
  • Basic Statistic Market value of the largest gaming companies worldwide 2020-2024
  • Premium Statistic Game revenues of global companies 2023
  • Premium Statistic Workforce of leading Western gaming companies 2023
  • Premium Statistic Workforce of leading Asian gaming companies 2023

Big 3 - Microsoft, Nintendo, Sony

  • Basic Statistic Microsoft annual gaming revenue 2017-2024
  • Basic Statistic Microsoft gaming revenue as of Q1 2025
  • Basic Statistic Revenue of Nintendo worldwide 2008-2024
  • Basic Statistic Net income Nintendo worldwide 2008-2024
  • Basic Statistic Sony game and network services: net sales & operating income FY 2012-2023
  • Basic Statistic Sony game and network services: net sales FY2018-2023, by segment

Biggest video game publishers

  • Basic Statistic Electronic Arts (EA) net revenue 2005-2024
  • Basic Statistic Electronic Arts (EA) net income 2005-2024
  • Basic Statistic Roblox Corporation global revenue 2018-2023
  • Basic Statistic Roblox Corporation global net loss 2018-2023
  • Basic Statistic Take-Two Interactive annual revenue FY 2011-2024
  • Basic Statistic Take Two Interactive annual net income FY 2011-2024
  • Premium Statistic Annual gaming revenue of Tencent 2023, by segment
  • Premium Statistic Annual gaming revenue of Tencent 2023, by region

Major players: software

  • Premium Statistic Digital revenue share of video game publishers worldwide 2024
  • Basic Statistic Nintendo Switch software unit sales 2017-2024
  • Basic Statistic Sony PlayStation full-game and first party software unit sales 2018-2023
  • Basic Statistic Sony PlayStation digital software unit sales share as of Q2 FY24
  • Basic Statistic Capcom total annual gaming software unit sales 2014-2024, by format
  • Basic Statistic Sega Sammy annual video game unit sales FY 2006-2024
  • Basic Statistic Square Enix video game unit sales FY 2017-2024, by format

Major players: hardware

Platform preferences

Monetization via digital content

Investments and M&A

  • Premium Statistic Global video game industry annual deal value 2020-2023, by type
  • Premium Statistic Global video game industry annual deal volume 2020-2023, by type
  • Basic Statistic Annual IPO value of video gaming companies 2013-2024 YTD
  • Basic Statistic Annual IPO volume of video gaming companies 2013-2024 YTD
  • Premium Statistic Global video game industry closed M&A value as of Q4 2023
  • Basic Statistic Biggest video game industry acquisitions 2023
  • Basic Statistic Biggest console/PC gaming company investments 2023, by value
  • Premium Statistic VC and private funding raised by global gaming companies as of Q3 2024

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