The European gaming market continues to grow, according to the report of the organization Video Games Europe (formerly ISFE). According to her, last year the market revenue increased by 5% to €24.5 billion.
▪️42% of the €24.5 billion European gamers spent on console games. They spent the same amount on mobile games, and 13% on PC games.
41.5% of European gamers’ spending was on digital versions of games for consoles and PCs. For physical versions — only 17%. Another 41.5% of spending was on mobile games.
▪️Over the year, there were 1.4% more gamers in Europe. At the end of 2022, there were 126.5 million people. The average age of European gamers is 32 years.
▪️110 thousand people were employed in the European gaming industry last year (+12%). Most of the game dev specialists worked in the UK (20,975), France (18,000), Poland (12,100), Germany (10,960) and Spain (8,833).
▪️26% of all industry workers are artists. Another 21% are developers, and 20% are designers.