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Global PC and console games revenue 2012-2022, by type
Global PC and console games revenue 2012-2022, by type
PC and console games revenue worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by type (in billion U.S. dollars)
by Christina Gough,
last edited
Mar 27, 2018
The statistic shows the PC and console games revenue worldwide from 2012 to 2022, broken down by type. In 2017, the additional game content monetization generated five billion U.S. dollars in global revenue, while full game revenue amounted to eight billion that same year.
PC and console games revenue worldwide from 2012 to 2022, by type (in billion U.S. dollars)
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| Additional content | Full game | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022* | 7 | 11 |
| 2021* | 6 | 11 |
| 2020* | 6 | 10 |
| 2019* | 6 | 9 |
| 2018* | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
| Additional content | Full game | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022* | 7 | 11 |
| 2021* | 6 | 11 |
| 2020* | 6 | 10 |
| 2019* | 6 | 9 |
| 2018* | 5 | 8 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 | 8 |
| 2015 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 4 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 2 | 5 |
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by Christina Gough,
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Mar 27, 2018
The statistic shows the PC and console games revenue worldwide from 2012 to 2022, broken down by type. In 2017, the additional game content monetization generated five billion U.S. dollars in global revenue, while full game revenue amounted to eight billion that same year.
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- Percentage of mobile users making in-game purchases on a monthly basis worldwide as of May 2016, by platformShare of global mobile users making in-game purchases 2016, by platform
- Digital games industry revenue in North America from 2017 to 2019, by game category (in billion U.S. dollars)Digital games industry revenue in North America 2017-2019, by category
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- Free-to-play (F2P) PC games revenue worldwide in 2016, by region (in billion U.S. dollars)Free-to-play (F2P) PC games revenue worldwide 2016, by region
- In-game mobile gaming revenue in the United States from 2013 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. in-game mobile gaming revenue 2013-2016
- Percentage of freemium mobile gamers who made in-game purchases in February 2016, by number of purchasesNumber of in-game purchases made by freemium mobile gamers 2016
- Amount spent on in-game purchases according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016Amount spent on in-game purchases according to U.S. gamers 2016
- Leading free-to-play (F2P) massively multiplayer online (MMO) games worldwide in 2017, by revenue (in million U.S. dollars)Leading F2P MMO games worldwide 2017, by revenue
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- Leading sources used to purchase or download video games according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016Leading locations for video game purchases in the U.S. 2016
- Leading mobile payment methods used by digital gamers to buy console game content worldwide in 2017Leading mobile payments methods used for console game content worldwide 2017
- Frequency of pre-ordering video games according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016Game pre-order frequency according to U.S. gamers 2016
- Number of paid PC games owned by gamers in the United States as of December 2016Paid PC games possession in the U.S. 2016
- Number of paid home console games owned by gamers in the United States as of December 2016Paid home console games possession in the U.S. 2016
- Number of paid smartphone or tablet games owned by gamers in the United States as of December 2016Paid mobile games possession in the U.S. 2016
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- Leading F2P MMO games worldwide 2017, by revenue
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- Leading mobile payments methods used for console game content worldwide 2017
- Game pre-order frequency according to U.S. gamers 2016
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- Paid home console games possession in the U.S. 2016
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- Top paid games on Steam 2017, by unit sales
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- Mobile games monetization methods usage worldwide 2017, by OS
- Top advertising SDKs used by Android gaming and non-gaming apps 2017
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- Monthly in-app gaming spend per user 2016, by platform
- Mobile puzzle games player spending worldwide 2019
- Share of free mobile games on Google Play 2016, by monetization model
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- Console games revenue in Norway from 2011-2020
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- Global digital games industry revenue 2018, by category
- Premium console games revenue worldwide in 2019, by region
- Games with the longest average video game session in the launch month on Raptr 2013
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- PC games purchases United Kingdom (UK) 2015, by expenditure level
- Share of console game releases worldwide 2008-2014, by format
- Total gaming turnover Australia FY 2017 by type
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