How many people play video games worldwide?
Gaming easy Data from 2024
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The answer
3,300,000,000 players
Roughly 3.3B.
About 3.3 billion people play video games — more than four in ten people alive. The industry earns more than the global film and music industries combined, and the average player is in their mid-thirties.
Where this number comes from
| Source | Newzoo Global Games Market Report |
|---|---|
| Figure refers to | 2024 |
| Last checked | |
| Unit | players |
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