During the year, the market of desktop MMO games grew in Russia by 4%

Russian players spent 4% more in online games in 2016 compared to the results of the previous year. The largest growth occurred in November-December.

About this App2Top.ru The WebMoney Transfer system together with the PayMaster service has been reported. They tracked the annual change in the Russian online gaming payments market by month.

The graph includes payments of Russian users in MMO games for PC and displays the percentage change in turnover by month, data from January 2016 was taken as the starting point.

“During the year, there were quite sharp changes in the direction of both growth and decline in user activity. They are mainly explained by the expected cyclical factors, such as the summer vacation period, large sales in June and December, the return of players to active mode in the fall,” she noted in a comment for App2Top.ru Tatiana Milacheva, Director of Marketing Communications WebMoney Transfer.

The average check in 2016 also increased, the platforms note. Compared to 2015, it has grown by the same 4%, amounting to 830 rubles.