Brazil Reports | Game Industry Library

Brazil’s gaming market grew 3% in 2022 to 103 million players, even as the global market contracted, yet local studios capture only 10% of domestic consumption.
The number of active gaming studios in Brazil reached 1,042 in 2023, representing a 177% increase over the previous five years.
The industry is increasingly export-oriented, with 65% of studios operating abroad generating more than half of their revenue from international markets.

AbragamesMar 2024

The Brazilian game industry grew by 3% in 2022, bucking the global trend of a 4.3% market decline.
International revenue is a primary driver for the sector, with 58% of studios selling abroad and 70% of those studios generating more than half of their turnover from foreign markets.
The industry consists of approximately 1,042 active development studios, with 85% of these entities formally registered.

AbragamesJan 2023

Brazil’s game industry grew 3% in 2022 despite a 5.1% global market contraction, reaching a valuation of US$182.9 billion with projections to hit US$206.4 billion by 2025.
The Brazilian market is highly fragmented, consisting of 1,042 active studios that are primarily micro or small in size.
Mobile gaming leads revenue generation at 49%, followed by PC at 26% and consoles at 25%, supported by a massive domestic player base of approximately 103 million people.

AbragamesJan 2023

Brazil leads the world in mobile engagement, with users spending an average of 5.4 hours daily on apps in 2021.
The mobile economy saw 10.3 billion total downloads and a 63% increase in consumer spending over two years, reaching $1.13 billion.
Gaming is a primary market driver, accounting for 4.5 billion downloads and $571 million in revenue, with Free Fire maintaining dominance in the battle royale genre.

data.aiJan 2022

Brazil is the 10th largest gaming market globally by revenue and 5th by total player count as of 2022.
Engagement is high, with 80% of the online population identified as game enthusiasts and 60% of players also consuming gaming video content.
Mobile is the dominant platform, used by 60% of the gaming population, followed by consoles at 31% and PC at 30%.

NewzooJan 2022

Brazil is the 12th largest games market globally and the leader in Latin America, generating approximately USD 2.3 billion in 2021.
The industry has experienced rapid expansion, with a 102% increase in active studios since 2018 and a 336% revenue increase in USD since 2015.
The sector is shifting toward original intellectual property, with 93% of companies now focusing on proprietary IP rather than a pure service-provider model.

AbragamesJan 2022

The number of domestic game development studios in Brazil more than doubled between 2018 and 2022, growing from 375 to 1,009.
Domestic digital game sales in Brazil reached over US $2.3 billion in 2021, representing approximately 75% of the total market revenue.
The Brazilian gaming sector is shifting toward an export-oriented model supported by coordinated efforts from public agencies including Abragames, Brazil Games, and ApexBrasil.

AbragamesJan 2022

Brazilian mobile users averaged 5.4 hours of daily device usage in 2021, driving 10.3 billion app downloads and $1.13 billion in consumer spending.
Gaming is the primary monetization engine in Brazil, accounting for over 50% of total consumer spend, with hypercasual titles leading in volume and 4X Strategy games dominating revenue.
Finance app downloads surged 91% over two years, driven by a large underbanked population adopting neobanks such as Nubank and PicPay.

data.aiJan 2022