The Global Gaming Industry Hit $188.8 Billion in 2025
The global gaming industry reached a record $188.8 billion in revenue in 2025, a 3.4% year-over-year increase, with mobile gaming accounting for 55% of the total market. Console gaming saw the strongest growth at 5.5%, partly driven by the Nintendo Switch 2 launch. Factors like in-game purchases, diverse game offerings, and the convergence of platforms are fueling this growth, with projections indicating the market will reach $206.5 billion by 2028.
- Entities
- Platform: Nintendo Switch
- Game: Grand Theft Auto VI
- Topic: Mobile Gaming
- Topic: Microtransactions
- Topic: Global Games Market
- Company: Newzoo
- Topic: PC Gaming
- Topic: Console Gaming
- Topic: Cloud Gaming
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