In 2022, the revenue in the gaming market in the United States amounted to 54.9 billion U.S. dollars, making the United States the country with the largest revenue in North America, followed by Canada (3.5 billion U.S. dollars), and Mexico (1.26 billion U.S. dollars).
The Video Games segment consists of Physically Sold Video Games and Digital Video Games. Physically Sold Video Games comprises revenues associated with in-person purchases of video games in retail stores (e.g., at GameStop, Walmart, and Target) or in online-shops as CDs, DVDs, or other solid storage media Digital Video Games encompasses revenues associated with digital game sales (e.g., Steam, Origin, and Blizzard’s Battle.net for PCs and the Xbox Games Store, PlayStation Store, and Nintendo eShop for consoles). Additional downloadable content (DLC) and subscription services are included. The definition covers subscription-based games, e.g., World of Warcraft, as well as free-to-play games with in-game purchases for additional premium content or functionalities, e.g., Fortnite.
Leading gaming markets in North America in 2022, by format
(in billion U.S. dollars)
The Video Games segment consists of Physically Sold Video Games and Digital Video Games.
Physically Sold Video Games comprises revenues associated with in-person purchases of video games in retail stores (e.g., at GameStop, Walmart, and Target) or in online-shops as CDs, DVDs, or other solid storage media.
Digital Video Games encompasses revenues associated with digital game sales (e.g., Steam, Origin, and Blizzard’s Battle.net for PCs and the Xbox Games Store, PlayStation Store, and Nintendo eShop for consoles). Additional downloadable content (DLC) and subscription services are included. The definition covers subscription-based games, e.g., World of Warcraft, as well as free-to-play games with in-game purchases for additional premium content or functionalities, e.g., Fortnite.
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Statista. (November 1, 2022). Leading gaming markets in North America in 2022, by format (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/500070/gaming-revenue-north-america
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