SELL: French Gaming Market grew by 13.5% since 2019
More details about the large console-oriented market inside.
Its current valuation is €5.6B.
In 2021, compared to 2020, the PC market grew by 5% to €1.4B. The console market was up by 1%, while the mobile market slightly fell by the same amount.
The console market is responsible for 49% of overall French gaming revenue - €2,7B. It’s a record since 2008. About 2.37M of consoles were sold in France in 2021.
The volume of hardware (PC & Console) sold was €1,7B in 2021 (+22% YoY). Revenue by game sales, however, declined by 11% compared to 2020 and resulted in €1,9B. 24M games were sold on PC & Consoles last year.
82% of all game sales were digital.
Accessories sales for PC & Consoles increased by 11% to €840M.
The most popular games in France in 2021 were FIFA 22 (1.59M sold copies), Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (503K sold copies), and FIFA 21 (501K sold copies).