ReportSwedish Games Industry
Swedish Game Developer Index 2019
1 Jan 201948 pages~69 min full read
The Swedish games industry generated a total turnover of 19.3 billion SEK in 2018, representing a 22% increase from the 15.8 billion SEK recorded in 2017.
See it on page 9Total industry revenue has more than doubled in three years, rising from 9.1 billion SEK in 2015 to 19.3 billion SEK in 2018.
See it on page 8The number of employees in the Swedish games industry reached 6,345 in 2018, up from 5,345 in 2017 and 4,028 in 2016.
See it on page 12The industry's workforce is increasingly international, with 28% of employees in 2018 originating from countries outside of Sweden.
See it on page 13The number of active game development companies in Sweden grew to 435 in 2018, compared to 365 companies in 2017.
See it on page 9Women accounted for 22% of the total workforce in 2018, maintaining a consistent upward trend from 16% in 2014.
See it on page 17Published by the Swedish Games Industry Illustration, cover: Pontus Ullbors Text & analysis: Johanna Nylander The Swedish Games Industry is a collaboration between trade organizations ANGI and Spelplan-ASGD. ANGI represents publishers and distributors and Spelplan-ASGD represents Dataspelsbranschen Swedish Games Industry Magnus Ladulåsgatan 3, SE-116 35 Stockholm Contact: [email protected] KEY FIGURES 2018 2017 2016 2015 ...
