When it comes to revenues from the gaming market, Germany is among the leaders worldwide. Over 4 billion US dollars were generated in this country from games. This places Germany among the top 5 globally and ahead of all other European countries.
To this day, one often hears – mostly from older people – that “such silly computer games” are not worth anything. Who, apart from some nerds and little children, would actually spend money on such nonsense? Far more than one might think, because the gaming market is booming worldwide – including in Germany!
Gaming Market – China Less Strong Than The Numbers Suggest
A study by the website Newzoo listed 100 countries based on revenues from the games market. The figures were derived from consumer sales by companies in the gaming industry. They do not account for hardware sales, taxes, transactions between businesses, as well as online gambling and betting. The figures are from April 2017.
According to the list from Newzoo, three countries are particularly strong in the gaming market: China, the USA, and Japan. All three countries report double-digit billions in revenue. However, it must be noted that China has a population many times greater than the other countries. Therefore, the revenues of 27.5 billion US dollars in relation to the total population are relatively low. The USA is in 2nd place with a mere 326 million inhabitants and total revenues of over 25 billion US dollars.
Germany Among the Top 5 in Gaming Revenues
China, the USA, and Japan are unmatched, but Germany is already waiting in 4th place, generating a remarkable 4,378,066,000 US dollars from games with its 80 million inhabitants (of which 73 million use the internet).
This makes the Federal Republic a leader in Europe, ahead of:
- UK (4.2 billion)
- France (2.9 billion)
- Spain (1.9 billion)
- Italy (1.8 billion)
- Netherlands (567 million)
Even the gaming superland South Korea has only generated 4.1 billion US dollars in revenue and ranks behind Germany in 6th place. However, one should also consider that South Korea has significantly fewer inhabitants than Germany.
What do you think of these numbers? Are you surprised that in the “Internet frontier” Germany spends so much money on games? Or are you not surprised by the numbers? Or do you think such figures don’t say much and the revenues should be better related to the population number? Let us know in the comments!
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