Circana: The US Gaming Market Decreased by 3% in April 2024

May 30, 2024

Market numbers

The volume of the US gaming market in April 2024 amounted to $4.096 billion. This is 3% less than a year earlier.
Sales of gaming content grew by 2% (to $3.736 billion).
Notably, this growth is driven by the mobile segment, which grew by 12% YoY, according to Sensor Tower. The console games segment is declining.
Gaming hardware sales plummeted by 43% (to $208 million). Accessory sales also fell by 4% (to $152 million).
PlayStation 5 ranked first in sales. The biggest decline was in Nintendo Switch sales, down 69% YoY, but this did not prevent the console from becoming the second best-selling device. Xbox Series S|X only outperformed the Nintendo Switch regarding dollar sales.
Currently, PS5 sales in the US are 8% ahead of PS4 sales for the same period. Xbox Series S|X is 13% behind Xbox One.
PlayStation Portal was the most successful accessory in April and overall in 2024 in terms of dollar sales.

As of the first four months of 2024, the US market is 4% ahead of last year's figures for the same period.

Stellar Blade became the best-selling B2P game in the US in April 2024. It ranks 16th overall. However, it leads with the fewest copies sold since April 2012, when Prototype 2 topped the chart.

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Helldivers II ranked second in sales. But the volume of copies sold fell by 70% compared to March this year. The game continues to confidently lead the overall sales ranking for 2024.

Sea of Thieves (4th place in April) and Grounded (12th place in April) significantly increased in sales after being released on PlayStation. In March, they were ranked 55th and 167th respectively.
Fallout 4 finished the month in 5th place in sales in April.
The leaders of the mobile market are MONOPOLY GO!, Royal Match, and Candy Crush Saga. Last War: Survival continues to grow actively, with revenue increasing by 16-18% compared to March 2024, according to Sensor Tower.

In the top 10 PlayStation sales, there are several new releases. Stellar Blade is in 1st place, Sea of Thieves is in 3rd place, and Grounded is in 9th place. Fallout 4 also returned to the top 10. Interestingly, these three games are published by Microsoft.
The leaders in MAU (Monthly Active Users) on PlayStation are Call of Duty (all games), Fortnite, and Grand Theft Auto V. Fallout 4 entered the ranking (thanks to the success of the series), as did Immortals of Aveum (the game is available in PS Plus).

On Xbox, there are no new releases in the charts, but Fallout 4 returned to the top 10, ranking 2nd in April.

The leaders in MAU on Xbox are Fortnite, Call of Duty, and Roblox. Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 also made it to the top 10.

For Nintendo Switch, everything is stable—there were no new releases, and 9 out of the 10 best-selling games are published by Nintendo itself.

The leaders in MAU on Steam are Helldivers II, Counter-Strike 2, and Content Warning from Landfall Games. Fallout 4, Fallout 76, and Fallout: New Vegas also made it to the top 10.