Swedish Games Industry 2023: Game Developer Index (Dataspelsbranschen (Swedish Games Industry))

Summary

• The Swedish game industry's revenue grew to EUR 3.1 billion in 2022, an increase of 13% in Swedish-registered companies.p.6
• Including subsidiaries abroad, the Swedish industry had a revenue of EUR 8.1 billion, an increase of 40%.p.6
• There were 939 active companies in December 2022, an increase of 20%.p.6
• Swedish companies employ 8,445 people in Sweden (+6%) and 16,494 abroad (+48%).p.3
• A total of 1,977 positions at game companies in the country are held by women.p.6
• 31 investments and acquisitions were reported in 2022, of which six had a deal value over 100 million EUR.p.6
• 23 Swedish companies are listed on the stock exchange in Sweden.p.6

Key insights

1. 104 companies started in 2022, together with 50 pre-existing companies that changed their activities to game development.p.6
2. Net sales per employee in Sweden reached 362 TEUR (+6%).p.3
3. The ten most profitable companies together paid about EUR 250 million in corporate taxes.p.6
4. The ten largest employers paid a total of EUR 113 million in payroll taxes.p.6
5. Swedish companies were buyers in 26 of the deals and sellers in nine.p.6
6. 44% of new recruits were women.p.7