Industry
- 84% of companies are working on games for PC; 54% – on mobile projects; 38% – on console games.
- In Italy, only 22% of gaming companies earn more than €500,000 per year. 26% fall within the range of €100,000 to €500,000. The rest earn less.
- In 2022, Italy had over 2,400 employees in the gaming industry. This is a 50% increase compared to 2021.
- 24% of the workforce in Italy’s gaming industry are women.
Market
- 11.5 million games were sold in Italy on PC and consoles in 2022. There was no growth compared to 2021.
- As of July 2023, the Italian market shows a 4% growth compared to the previous year. Already, 5.8 million games have been sold.
- €287 million was spent on consoles in 2022, 10% less than in 2021.
- In 2023, the situation looks much better – console sales have grown by 104%. PS5 sales have soared by 283% compared to the previous year. However, Nintendo Switch sales have fallen by 8%, and Xbox Series S|X sales by 23%.
Audience
- 14.2 million Italians (32% of the population) played games in 2022. 81% of them were over 18 years old.
- The average age of gamers in Italy is 30 years.
- 42% of Italian gamers are women.
Top Games
- FIFA 23 – the leading game in Italy in 2022. It remains in second place in 2023, slightly behind Hogwarts Legacy. FIFA 22 takes the third spot.
- In between them in 2022, on the second spot, was Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II.
