In August, the total turnover of payments in online multiplayer games in Russia increased by 20%, and the receipt – by 13% compared to the same indicators a year earlier.
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WebMoney Transfer system together with the payment acceptance service PayMaster and App2Top.ru they continue to monitor the state of the Russian online gaming payments market.
This collection included payments from Russian users in MMO games for PC.
Despite a slight decrease in the average check, in August 2016, compared to July, the players of popular MMO projects revived – the total turnover on payments increased by 14%. A similar situation was observed in August last year, when turnover showed an increase of 13%. As for the year-on-year changes, the turnover in August 2016 increased by 20% compared to August 2015.
The average check in the last month of summer 2016 compared to July 2016 decreased by only 2% to 730 rubles. This is 84 more than a year earlier.
In general, August continues the trend of last year: a summer decline in activity in July and a slight recovery in spending by online players in August. Most likely, this is due to the gradual return of users to their accounts after the holiday season.
