2022 All About Video Games – European Key Facts
In collaboration with European Games Developer Federation (EGDF), Video Games Europe (VGE) prepared the 2022 Key Facts about Europe's video games sector - focusing on culture, creativity and technology.
The publication covers various aspects of the video games industry in Europe, including:
- Europe's Video Game Players
- 53% of the population aged 6-64 years old plays video games
- 76% of video game players are 18 years or older (up to 64 years old)
- 32 is the average age of a video game player in Europe
- Number of video games player base grown by 1.4% from 2021 to 2022
- Europe's Industry
- The revenue generated by the video games industry in 2022, in five key markets, is €24.5 billions
- The video games industry employed 110,000 people in Europe in 2022
- The video games industry employs people in roles including: arts, programming, design, production, quality assurance, audio, and others - a complex mix of talent and skilled professionals.
- Responsible Gameplay
- PEGI rated +8,000 games in 2022
- 67% of parents and 73% of video game players are aware of the PEGI age labels
- Statistics on how parents and video game players rate the PEGI labels when it comes to: clear, useful trustworthy and influential
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