India's gaming market to reach $3.9 billion by 2025: IAMAI
The Hindu
The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the organic growth of digital games as mobile app downloads grew by 50% and user engagement went up by 20%
Indian gaming market is poised to reach $3.9 billion in value by 2025, said a study prepared by Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), in association with OnePlus and Redseer.
The report also highlighted that 40% of the hardcore gamers paid an average of ₹230 per month for their games. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the organic growth of digital games as mobile app downloads grew by 50% and user engagement went up by 20%, the study found.
Gaming has leap-frogged into the mobile gaming era due to the rapid increase in smartphone penetration in the country, with large console and PC games now being curated for mobile platforms, it revealed.