German gamers will spend $4.7 billion in 2018

According to Newzoo, Germany closes the top five largest gaming markets in the world with an annual turnover of $ 4.7 billion. This is the largest gaming market in Europe.

The population of Germany is 82.7 million people, of which 44.3 million Newzoo refers to gamers.

Among German Internet users, 46% of men and 49% of women launch games on mobile devices at least once a month. PC is also a very popular platform in the country, 45% of men and 33% of women play on it. Consoles are less popular in Germany.

60% of paying players in Germany have spent on in-game purchases in the last six months.

Only 33% of Internet users in Germany watch gaming videos. 6% of the audience of such videos are people who prefer to watch others play rather than play on their own.

6% of users are interested in esports, and the most popular esports discipline among German gamers is League of Legends.

Newzoo reviews on other gaming markets can be found in these articles:

Great Britain, France, Canada, Spain, Italy,

Russia, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, Taiwan.

A source: Newzoo