- The German gaming market by the end of 2022 will reach $6.6B – it’s the #5 market in the world.
- There will be 49.8M gamers in Germany in 2022, #12 compared to all other countries.
- 71% of the online population of Germany is playing games.
- 54% of gamers in Germany are male, 45% are female, and less than 1% are non-binary persons.
- The largest age segments are from 21 to 35 years (31%), and from 36 to 50 years (28%). The segment of 51-65 years (22%) is next; the young audience of 10 to 20 years has the smallest share (19%).
- The main motivations for the German players are to achieve something (28%), to become a master in a game (27%), to immerse in the gaming world (25%), and to get new emotions from the action (24%).
- As in many other countries, mobile devices in Germany are leading by the number of users (43%). Console and PC are having the same share of the audience – 34%.
- Gamers are spending around 5 hours and 6 minutes weekly playing on consoles. 5 hours and 2 minutes playing on PC. And mobile devices are taking 4 hours and 12 minutes weekly.
- Fortnite, Overwatch 1 & 2, and Grand Theft Auto V are leaders in Germany by MAU.
- German gamers like shooters, adventure games, and sports games. Those genres are leaders by MAU.
- 64% of German gamers have been buying something in games in the last half a year. 27% liked the special price, and 25% wanted to unlock unique content. 22% wanted to spend time with friends and family.
