Analysts from Juniper Research predict that the volume of the video game market will reach $217 billion in three years. The main drivers of growth will be cloud gaming, subscription services and mobile.Key points from the Juniper Research study

In the next 4 years, the turnover from the sale of loot boxes and drawings of game skins will almost double and reach $ 50 billion. This is stated in the report of the analytical company Juniper Research.

In five years, the mobile games market will earn a third of all the money the gaming industry receives from digital sales.

Augmented reality applications are gaining popularity. The number of their downloads per year will be 420 million by 2019, according to a study by the analytical firm Juniper Research.

The total spending of users on mobile applications in the near future will amount to $ 75 billion, of which 75% will be spent on IAP, Juniper Research analysts reported in their latest report.

According to new reports from Juniper Research and the Cinema Blend news site, the mobile app market will grow to 160 billion downloads in 2017. The forecast for 2013 – 80 billion – already indicates a noticeable annual increase.