The gaming industry is expected to gross around $385bn in revenue this year, and nearly one-third of that value will come from China and the United States, the two largest gaming markets. But when looking at the total number of gamers, the US market is still behind Europe.<\/p>\n
According to data presented by SafeBettingSites.com<\/a>, the number of gamers in Europe hit over 313 million this year, almost 80% more than in the United States.<\/p>\n Over the years, video games built a massive player base on the Old Continent. Today, some of the best eSports players come from Denmark and Finland, while the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, and Spain make up half of the top ten gaming markets. Moreover, the European player base became significantly larger than the one in the United States, the world’s second-largest gaming industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n According to a Statista survey, more than 32 million Europeans started gaming in the past five years, with the total number of gamers rising from 281 million in 2019 to 313.5 million in 2023. This figure is expected to grow by another 6% to 332.2 million in the next two years.<\/p>\nEurope Has Larger Player Base, but Americans Spend 3x More Money on Gaming<\/strong><\/h3>\n