2018 was reportedly a record breaking year for the video gaming industry. According to video game statistics, in 2014 there were around 1.82 billion gamers worldwide. In 2019 the estimate is 2.47 billion, increasing to over 2.7 billion by 2021.
We wanted to take a look at who gamers are across the world. What games are going to make it big and why. How many people play video games. The most played genre in video gaming, etc.
We’re going to dive into some very interesting gaming facts and statistics about the industry on a global scale. What makes gamers tick? Are they all couch potatoes?
Gaming Statistics Updated for 2019
Sources at New Zoo show the top countries by game revenues. By 2020 it’s expected that the games market is going to be worth over 90 billion U.S. dollars.
The UK is the 6th largest video game market taking into account consumer revenues
Leading the top gaming revenues are China , USA, Japan and Germany
Dota 2 has awarded the most prize money in a video game
Starcraft III hosted over 4000 tournaments
Nearly 40% all Esports revenues comes from sponsorships
Minecraft has over 144 million sales
There are over 2 billion gamers worldwide with over 50% coming from the Asia-Pacific region
35% of women who play console games prefer action/adventure
41% of males who play PC games prefer shooters
The top earning pro gamer is Germany’s Kuro Takhasomi
Only 5% of gamers who own another gaming device own a VR headset
By August 2018 Sony had only sold 3 million PlayStation VR headsets
VR gamers spend on average 30 minutes more on social media per day than other internet users
North America (8%) and higher income demographics (10%) have the highest rate of VR headset adoption
Fun Facts about Video Gaming
Arcticuno (UNO), Zapdos (DOS) and Moltres (TRES) from Pokémon mean one, two, three in Spanish
Rockstar paid for negative press reviews for GTA
Apple Co-founder, Steve Wozniak, was obsessed with the game Tetris. He used to submit his scores to Nintendo Power under the name of Evets Kainzow (his name backwards)
Robin Williams named one of his children Zelda (from The Legend of Zelda) and the other was named Cody
South Korea’s Cinderella Law bans gamers under the age of 16 from playing online video games after midnight
The creator of the Gameboy (Gunpei Yokoi) was a janitor at Nintendo
Starcraft players in South Korea receive salaries and prizes for playing the popular video game
The Aerosmith version of Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero: Aerosmith, has brought in more money for the band than the sales of any of their albums
Final Fantasy VII was originally meant to be for the N64 until realising the game was too big and would take around 15 cartridges
Dragon Quest games in Japan cannot be released on weekdays due to their popularity and children bunking off school
Georgie is the Editor in Chief for Unboxed Reviews. She has a thirst for researching the latest gaming news and trending games, with a particular focus on game guides. Some of Georgie's favorite games are Ark, Animal Crossing, Final Fantasy VII, and Kingdoms Reborn.
