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Top 100 countries by game revenues

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chimera201
chimera201 Original post #1
May 16, 2017 at 7:50 PM
Top Countries by Game Revenues | Newzoo

(Includes PC, consoles, mobile game revenue)

#1 China
#2 USA
#3 Japan
#4 Germany
#5 UK

#17 India

Revenue per person
#1 Japan
#2 Korea
#3 Luxembourg
#4 USA
#5 UK

#31 China

#94 India
Randy_Marsh
May 17, 2017 at 2:14 PM
China at first?! I couldn't have even guessed that.
The ratio of Revenue/Internet users is lowest in India, which shows Indians are on top in case of piracy. Lol!
Even small countries like Spain, Korea and Indonesia are above India.
chimera201
May 17, 2017 at 2:40 PM
Most of the Indian revenue must be from ad based mobile games :p
S
May 18, 2017 at 8:32 AM
Japan's game industry is really good.
chimera201
May 18, 2017 at 5:32 PM
Wow, Watch Dogs 2 has more owners in China than US on Steam.

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Desmond
Desmond #6
May 18, 2017 at 9:23 PM
China at first?! I couldn't have even guessed that.
The ratio of Revenue/Internet users is lowest in India, which shows Indians are on top in case of piracy. Lol!
Even small countries like Spain, Korea and Indonesia are above India.
Piracy-wise China is not anything less than India.
But China has a huge MMO scene with a lot of people spending in freemium games. Its such a huge issue in China that their govt. has ordered companies to reveal percentage probability of loot drops and items from lootboxes to the public.
chimera201
May 18, 2017 at 9:41 PM
I think the Chinese spend money on games only to sell those accounts/items to western markets at a profit through other sources. Happens with Dota 2 and World of Warcraft.
Hrishi
Hrishi #8
May 19, 2017 at 7:28 AM
1. Hardware in India is relatively expensive.
2. Multi-player gamers are again rarity due to the nature of the game. It requires a good Network infrastructure which pretty much sucks in India.
3. Most of the folks end up playing with the pirated copies because of easy accessibility to it.
4. Things are changing nowadays, but still gaming isn't something people really look up to in India. Parents often persuade their kids and teenagers not to game.

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Pasapa
Pasapa #9
May 19, 2017 at 8:10 PM
India - Country Stats -

It seems indians love CS:GO
chimera201
May 19, 2017 at 8:51 PM
India - Country Stats -

It seems indians love CS:GO

You should look at the unusually popular stats. That is what matters in comparison to other countries. And the stats are based on recent 2 weeks of popular games. It's not all time stats. So keep that in mind.

The top 10 unusually popular AAA games based on past 2 weeks are:
#1 Just Cause 3
#2 Hitman
#3 Watch Dogs 2
#4 F1 2016
#5 Rise of the Tomb Raider
#6 Call of Duty Infinite Warfare
#7 Rainbow Six Siege
#8 MGSV
#9 Batman Arkham Knight
#10 Ghost Recon Wildlands

Not surprising as most were region priced well and some must have got from Nvidia bundles :D
chimera201
May 25, 2017 at 8:38 PM
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Desmond
Desmond #12
May 25, 2017 at 9:17 PM
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No Dota 2? List not legit.
People forgot that Dota 2 has the highest prize money of all esports?
Also CSGO grossing more than Dota 2? Lol.
chimera201
May 25, 2017 at 10:02 PM
No Dota 2? List not legit.
People forgot that Dota 2 has the highest prize money of all esports?
Also CSGO grossing more than Dota 2? Lol.

April 2017 stats. Compendium was released later.
chimera201
Jun 24, 2017 at 7:00 PM
No Dota 2? List not legit.
People forgot that Dota 2 has the highest prize money of all esports?
Also CSGO grossing more than Dota 2? Lol.

There you go May 2017 stats:

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gameranand
Jul 6, 2017 at 5:43 AM
Chinese people don't have FB, Twitter, Youtube etc. So they game and they game a hell lot. :D
Nerevarine
Jul 6, 2017 at 10:29 AM
I think the Chinese spend money on games only to sell those accounts/items to western markets at a profit through other sources. Happens with Dota 2 and World of Warcraft.
That is so wrong :lol: :lol:
Nerevarine
Jul 6, 2017 at 10:30 AM
There you go May 2017 stats:

*www.superdataresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2099/01/SuperData-Top-10-Digital-Games-May-2017-1024x579.png


League Of Legends, Crossfire, Clash Royale and Clash of Clans all linked by the same parent company
chimera201
Jul 6, 2017 at 11:05 AM
^ They actually had to restrict game time for a mobile game due to player addiction.

Chinese developer restricts game time for mobile hit labelled "poison"

"There are no rules to prevent indulgence in online games in China, but we decided to be the first to try to dispel parental worries by limiting play time and forcing children to log off," Tencent said on its official WeChat social media account, as reported by the South China Morning Post.

These harsh new rules come amid complaints from parents and teachers that children in China are becoming addicted to the fantasy MOBA. The state-run People's Daily even described the game as "poison", resulting in Tencent stock plummeting considerably.
chimera201
Sep 27, 2017 at 8:43 PM
PUBG takes a spot.

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