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Newzoo analysts have published a forecast for the turnover of the video game market for the current year. The main thing in it is a drop in the dynamics of revenue from mobile. They say China is to blame for this and the situation with game releases is not the most prosperous.

The analytical company Newzoo told how much the leading mobile game publishers earned in the first half of 2018. In particular, the earnings of Playrix amounted to $ 634 million, and Supercell — $ 762 million.

The analytical company Newzoo has prepared a traditional rating of the 20 most popular games on the PC platform in July 2018.

According to Newzoo, the Chinese gaming market has reached a turnover of $37.9 billion. This year, Chinese gamers will spend $10.4 billion more than last year.

According to Newzoo, in two years, the revenue of the American gaming market has increased by $6.8 billion and now stands at $30.4 billion.

Japan is the third largest gaming market in the world. Its revenue this year will be $19.2 billion, Newzoo predicts. This is $6.7 billion more than last year.

Korea ranks fourth in terms of the turnover of the gaming market in the world, although a year ago it was sixth. According to Newzoo estimates, Korean gamers will spend $5.6 billion this year.

According to Newzoo, Germany closes the top five largest gaming markets in the world with an annual turnover of $ 4.7 billion. This is the largest gaming market in Europe.

British gamers will spend $4.5 billion this year, Newzoo predicts. In terms of revenue, the country’s gaming market ranks sixth in the world.

France is the seventh largest gaming market in the world. By the end of the year, spending by French players will reach $3.1 billion, Newzoo predicts.

Canada ranks 8th in the world in terms of gaming market turnover. In 2018, the spending of gamers from this country will amount to $2.3 billion, Newzoo analysts estimate.

The Spanish gaming market ranks ninth in the world in terms of revenue. By the end of the year, spending by local gamers will reach $2 billion, analysts from Newzoo estimate.

Italy ranks tenth in the world in terms of gaming market revenue. Italians will spend $2 billion on games this year, Newzoo predicts. If Newzoo’s forecast comes true, it will mean that the market has grown by $0.2 billion over the year — last year it was estimated at $1.8 billion.

Mexico ranks 12th in terms of gaming market turnover. In 2018, the players of this country will spend $ 1.6 billion, Newzoo predicts.

Russia ranks 11th in the world in terms of the turnover of the gaming market, the analytical company Newzoo has calculated. According to her, by the end of the year, the country’s market will earn $ 1.7 billion.

Brazil ranks 13th in terms of spending by gamers, according to the analytical company Newzoo. According to her forecasts, by the end of the year Brazilians will spend $ 1.5 billion on the games.

Australia currently ranks 14th in the world in terms of player spending, Newzoo analysts have calculated. The total revenue of the market in 2018 will be $1.3 billion.