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The Gaming Industry in 2025 by the Numbers

The global gaming industry experienced significant growth in 2025, reaching a total revenue of $197 billion, which represents a 7.5% increase over the previous year.

  • The global video game market reached $197 billion in 2025, marking a 7.5% year-over-year growth driven by mobile ($108B, +7.7%), PC ($43B, +10.4%), and console ($45B, +4.2%) segments.
  • Last War: Survival was the top-grossing mobile game of 2025 with $2.12 billion in revenue, followed by Whiteout Survival ($1.33B) and Honor of Kings ($1.31B).
  • Tencent dominated the mobile landscape as the top publisher by both revenue ($8.75 billion) and downloads (1.41 billion).
GamesIndustryDec 2025