Video Games, Esports & Mobile App Data

Top 25 Public Game Companies Earn $94.1 Billion in 2017

The top 25 public companies by game revenues generated a combined $94.1 billion in 2017, an increase of +29% compared to 2016. This showcases the ongoing consolidation of the industry, as growth for the top companies once again outpaced the total games market, which grew +14.3% year on year. Together,...

The top 25 public companies by game revenues generated a combined $94.1 billion in 2017.
Tencent earned $18.1 billion in revenues, or 15% of the total global market.
NCSoft was the fastest riser with a year-on-year revenue jump of 104%.

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April Insights from Newzoo’s PC Game Tracker: Hearthstone Takes #2 Worldwide with Expansion Release

For April’s deep dive into our PC Game Tracker, we looked at Blizzard Entertainment’s Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft, which jumped two spots in our Top 20 Most Popular Core PC Games Worldwide. This came after the launch of the game’s latest expansion pack: The Witchwood. With a spooky theme and...

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Mobile Revenues Account for More Than 50% of the Global Games Market as It Reaches $137.9 Billion in 2018

Today, Newzoo released the latest quarterly update of its Global Games Market Report service. We forecast that 2.3 billion gamers across the globe will spend $137.9 billion on games in 2018. This represents an increase of +13.3% from the year before, or $16.2 billion. Digital game revenues will take 91%...

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Five Key Insights into Twitch and YouTube Gaming and the 2.4Bn Viewing Hours They Generated in Q1 2018

Game streaming is showing the world the future of entertainment: a world of engaging content created, curated, and commented on by communities and individual consumers. The combination of video and interactive game content satisfies both the desire for a lean-back and a lean-forward experience around people’s favorite entertainment IP. Esports...

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March Insights from Newzoo’s PC Game Tracker: StarCraft Franchise Rises with 20-Year Anniversary

For March’s deep dive into our PC Game Tracker, we looked at Blizzard Entertainment’s StarCraft franchise, which celebrated its 20-year anniversary at the end of the month. We explored the impact of the anniversary celebrations, which included free in-game and cross-game content and a special anniversary steaming event, on the...

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The India Opportunity: Tapping into One-Tenth of the World’s Gamers

India is now home to one-tenth of the world's gamers and has the second-largest smartphone user base in the world. This year, 387 million Indian consumers will use smartphones, double that of two years ago and growing to 585 million in 2020. While the sheer size of India's population and...

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February Insights from Newzoo’s PC Game Tracker: Fortnite Forges Ahead of PUBG to Become 4th Most Played Title

For February’s deep dive into our PC Game Tracker, we took a look at Epic Games’ Fortnite and its increasing popularity. According to our PC Game Tracker, based on data from 42 countries, Fortnite was the fourth most popular title in February, with 16.3% of core PC gamers playing it. This...

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February’s Most Watched Games on Twitch: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege Secures a Top Five Esports Spot

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive retained the #1 spot in February’s Most Watched Games on Twitch by esports hours. An impressive 61% of all CS:GO hours watched were esports hours, driven by the CS Summit 2, StarLadder’s StarSeries i-League, and the start of IEM Katowice. League of Legends was #2, mainly bolstered...

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The Disconnect Between Brand Loyalty and Sales in the Booming Gaming Peripheral Market

The gaming peripheral market is booming with an estimated $2.7 billion dollars in global sales in 2017. As competition increases and more and more companies are vying for consumers’ attention and money, gaming peripheral manufacturers have to focus on building brand loyalty among their consumers and, more importantly, transforming this...

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Newzoo: Global Esports Economy Will Reach $905.6 Million in 2018 as Brand Investment Grows by 48%

Newzoo, the global leader in esports, games, and mobile intelligence, is today announcing the release of its 2018 Global Esports Market Report. This is the fourth edition of Newzoo’s annual report, which provides an in-depth look at the esports economy, globally and per region, and a realistic estimate of its...

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Nintendo’s $2.5 Billion Opportunity

Nintendo ended 2017 in style as it posted record-breaking revenues of $9.2 billion for the full year, growing 172% year on year. This performance is enough to push Nintendo back into the top 10 gaming companies by software revenues for 2017 after an absence of three years. The Switch was the...