2025 Results in Epic Games Store: Player Spending Increased, but Active Audience Decreased

On the evening of February 3rd, Epic Games released its traditional annual statistics for its digital game store. We have selected the key figures.

The user base of the Epic Games Store (hereafter referred to as EGS) on PC reached 317 million people. This is 22 million more than in 2024.
In total, at the end of last year, there were 972 million cross-platform accounts registered in EGS (+74 million), including accounts on EGS on PC and mobile devices, as well as those created on partner platforms.
However, the average monthly active audience of EGS decreased by 1% to 67 million people. The average daily active audience of the store also slightly decreased by 2% to 31 million people.
Last year, PC gamers spent over $1.16 billion in EGS (+6%). Their spending on games from third-party developers increased by 57% to a record $400 million.
In total, in 2025, EGS users spent 6.65 billion hours in games, which is 14% less compared to 2024. Speaking only of games from third-party developers, gamers played 2.78 billion hours (+4%).
Throughout 2025, Epic Games gave away 100 games for free, which were claimed 662 million times.
77% of games reached a new peak online when they were given away in EGS.