About how big was the global video game industry in 2021?
Answer$191 billion
That made gaming bigger than the global movie and music industries combined.
Source: Wikipedia, citing industry data (2021) en.wikipedia.org
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About how large was the global esports audience in 2022?
Answer921 million
Esports viewership grew fast in just a couple of years, up from about 662 million in 2020.
Source: Wikipedia, citing industry data (2022) en.wikipedia.org
How much did Americans' average daily time spent gaming or on a computer for leisure grow between 2015 and 2025?
Answerfrom 25 to 37 minutes a day
Time-use surveys show steady growth in daily gaming and computer leisure time over the decade.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, American Time Use Survey (2025) bls.gov
Expert level
About how big was mobile gaming revenue worldwide in 2017?
Answer$50.4 billion
Mobile gaming revenue exploded from just $2.6 billion in 2005 to over $50 billion by 2017.
Source: Wikipedia, citing industry data (2017) en.wikipedia.org
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