In the first nine months of 2022, 976 deals were concluded in the gaming industry

By September, the volume of announced and closed M&A deals, investments and public offerings in the industry reached $123 billion, according to Drake Star.

▪️M&A accounted for $101.6 billion, investments — $9.6 billion, public offerings — $11.5 billion.

Separately, Drake Star singled out companies dealing with blockchain and NFT. In January-September, they attracted $3.4 billion from investors, with almost half of the amount going to startups.

The largest deal of the year (as well as the entire history of the industry) remains the upcoming purchase of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft Corporation for $68.7 billion. The largest deal of the third quarter alone was the planned merger of Unity and ironSource.