India is the fastest growing gaming market in Asia in terms of both revenue and the number of gamers. The analytical company Niko Partners predicts that in 2027 there will be 343% more gamers in the country than in 2017.

There are 5 million gamers between the ages of 6 and 18 living in Japan, according to Niko Partners. According to the latest report of the analytical company, they are more interested in foreign titles than adult gamers and rarely use a PC for games.

The analytical company Niko Partners conducted a study on female gamers in Asia. It turned out that their share in the region reached 37%.

Last year, China’s gaming market shrank by 2.4% to $45.5 billion, according to analysts at Niko Partners. Despite the fall, it remained the largest in the world.

In April 2022, the Chinese regulator resumed issuing permits for the publication of games in the country after a pause that lasted eight months. Nevertheless, licenses were not issued very willingly all year. In 2023, the situation will improve, Niko Partners predicts.

Analysts from Niko Partners predict rapid growth in the gaming market of the MENA-3 region (Saudi Arabia, UAE and Egypt). It is estimated that in five years its revenue will increase by 56% at once.

Niko Partners analysts have released a forecast for the Indian mobile and PC games market. They claim that over the next four years, its revenue will double — from $704.5 million in 2022 to $1.4 billion in 2026.

According to the forecast of Niko Partners, the revenue of the Chinese video game market by the end of 2022 will amount to $45.4 billion. This is 2.5% less than a year earlier. For almost a quarter of a century, there has been no drop in indicators.

This is 55% of the revenue of the global market, calculated in Niko Partners.

Last fall, Chinese authorities banned young gamers from spending more than three hours a week on video games. Niko Partners found out that after that, many children basically stopped playing. Nevertheless, analysts predict that in four years the number of underage gamers will grow again.

Asia remains the largest esports market. According to the analytical company Niko Partners, last year the turnover of the global esports market reached $1.1 billion — Asian countries were responsible for $634.3 million of this amount.

Китайский консольный рынок остается нишевым. Компания Niko Partners подсчитала, что к в 2026 году он заработает $2,53 млрд с учетом как легальных, так и «серых» продаж. Это всего 4% от суммарного дохода игрового рынка Китая.

The increasing control by the authorities will not prevent the growth of the Chinese gaming market, at least the mobile and PC segments. Analysts at Niko Partners shared a forecast according to which the total turnover of these segments will increase by 22% in five years.

The analytical company Niko Partners is confident that the video game market in India will increase threefold over the next four years.

Niko Partners has shared its forecast for the Asian* mobile and PC games market for 2025. According to analysts, by this time its turnover will grow to $41.8 billion. Almost all of the revenue will be brought by only two countries — Japan and South Korea.

For the first time in 20 years, Niko Partners analysts have revised the forecast for the Chinese gaming market downwards. According to the updated data, by the end of 2021, the turnover of the console, mobile and PC segments in China will amount to $46.98 billion – $540 million less than originally expected.

Analyst Daniel Ahmad told how the recent actions of the Chinese authorities may affect the local gaming industry. Due to the increased control over the industry, it will be much more difficult for developers to circumvent the current restrictions. And the state intends to close the last loopholes for them.Honor of Kings

Now India is one of the fastest growing gaming markets not only in Southeast Asia, but also around the world. According to the analytical company Niko Partners, its turnover may soon reach $ 1 billion.According to analysts, the growth of the Indian video game market was influenced by the following factors:

The lack of large offline tournaments has not prevented the growth of esports. According to analysts from Niko Partners, last year the turnover of this market amounted to almost $ 1 billion. At the same time, more than half of all revenue came from Asian countries.Key data from the report