ISFE & EGDF: European Gaming Market in 2021
The number of gamers increased; the average age is 31.3 years.
124.8M players were in Europe by the end of 2021. 52% of the population between 6 to 64 years play games.
45% of European gaming revenue in 2021 was generated by mobile games (40% in 2020); 42% was generated by console market (44% in 2020); 6% - by PC (14% in 2020), and 2% - by streaming services (2% in 2020).
Digital goods were responsible for 81% of overall revenue. 69% of this amount were IAP purchases.
The average European gamer age is 31.3 years. 76% of people older than 18 years (and younger than 64) are playing games.
63% of users are playing on smartphones; 54% on consoles, and 52% on PC.
78% of European gamers are playing at least 1-hour weekly. On average, European gamers are spending in games about 9 hours in games per week.
Only 19% of children make in-app purchases in Europe. It’s a large decrease from 42% in 2018.