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The gaming landscape is rapidly evolving, defying certain stereotypes that have always defined the traditional game participant. Recent research reveals that though the typical gamer is relatively young, there is a growing appetite among older ones as well. According to the research data analyzed and published by SafeBettingSites, the number of gamers worldwide aged between …

The hypercasual genre was the largest category in mobile games in 2020. According to the research data analyzed and published by Safe Betting Sites India, it accounted for 31% of all downloads during the year. Games in the top 1,000 titles under the genre accumulated a total of 6.3 billion downloads during the year. The …

In 2020, Tencent Holdings went on an acquisition spree, securing more deals than any other studio. According to the research data analyzed and published by Secure Betting Sites, the Chinese tech giant invested in 31 companies in the gaming industry during the year. That was four times the number of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals …

There was a massive surge in engagement and spending across the gaming industry in 2020. Cloud gaming is among the verticals expected to experience continuous exponential growth in 2021. According to the research data analyzed and published by Secure Betting Sites Canada, the yearly revenue from the global cloud gaming market will for the first …

Mobile game fortunes skyrocketed in 2020 thanks to shelter-in-place orders. In fact, the global mobile gaming market had generated $75.4 billion in 2020. Compared to 2019, that marked an increase of 19.5% year-over-year (YoY). According to the research data analyzed and published by Secure Betting Sites, the top grosser across the Google Play Store and …

The gaming industry had a great October with overall consumer spending up by 14% year-over-year (YoY) to $10.6 billion according to Super Data research. According to the research data analyzed and published by Secure Betting Sites, console spending saw the fastest growth, outperforming the whole industry with an increase of 18% YoY in earnings. Comparatively, …

The first quarter during the fiscal year 2021, which ended on September 30, 2020, was Microsoft’s best Q1 on record for its gaming segment. According to the research data analyzed and published by Safe Betting Sites, its gaming revenue soar by 22% year-over-year (YoY), to reach $3.09 billion. The main factor contributing to this growth …

The digital games market kept up its pandemic-driven upward trend during the month of September 2020. According to the research data analyzed and published by Secure Betting Sites, the digital games’ market generated $10.7 billion in revenue in that month alone. Compared to September 2019, there was an increase of 14%. Across all platform types, …

The eSports ecosystem has evolved remarkably in recent years, creating diverse opportunities for investors across various subsectors. Big brands are taking notice and based on the research data analyzed and published by Secure Betting Sites, sponsorships are the main revenue stream for the industry. According to its predictions, eSports sponsorship deals will generate at least …

Despite the worldwide economic slump caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the global gaming industry is thriving and set to hit new highs. Research data analyzed and published by Secure Betting Sites predicts that the space will be worth at least $159.3 billion in 2020. To place this in perspective, the figure makes it almost three …