Key Figures 2024: Video Games (Fact Sheet) (Ministère de la Culture (DEPS))

Summary

• French video game publishing generated 2.7 billion euros of market turnover in 2023, down 8 % from 2022.p.1
• On a broader scope, Sell values the video game sector at 6.1 billion euros in 2023, growth of 10 % over 2022 and 8 % over two years.p.1
• The console ecosystem (3.1 Md€) grew by 24 % and mobile (1.5 Md€) by 5 %, while the PC ecosystem (1.4 Md€) fell by 8 %.p.1
• Sales of new game consoles rose by 72 %.p.1
• 19 % of French people over 15 played video games in 1997, 36 % in 2008 and 44 % in 2018.p.2
• 93 % of children aged 10 to 17 are players, as are 69 % of adults, including 87 % of 18-24 and 25-34 year olds.p.2
• 20 % of those surveyed play several times a day, and 31 % every day or almost every day.p.2

Key insights

1. 27 % of development studios have turnover above 1 million euros, 9 points more than in 2020.p.2
2. The sector's turnover grew 13 % in 2022 after a decline of 8 % in 2021.p.1
3. 93 % of men and 74 % of women born between 1985 and 2004 played video games during the year.p.2
4. 15 % of French people said they played daily in 2018.p.2