The 2022 ban on Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) may have a detrimental effect on the expansion of the Indian gaming business in 2023, claims market research and consultancy firm Niko Partners. One of the most well-known battle royale games, BGMI by South Korean developer Krafton, was prohibited in India in July of this year due to supposed safety and privacy concerns. Niko Partners predicts that the prohibition will cause the growth of the Indian gaming sector in 2023 to be less than anticipated.
India’s PC and mobile gaming sectors will still expand despite this restriction, with the country’s population of gamers predicted to double from 396.4 million in 2022 to 630 million in 2026. The combined spending of gamers in both markets is anticipated to be $704.5 million in 2022 and $1.4 billion in 2026. The data from the real money games (RMG) business, which includes fantasy sports and card games like rummy and poker, is not included in the research.
The research also notes that in terms of gamers and income, India is the Asian market that is expanding the quickest. The nation is currently second only to China in terms of overall gaming population.
The study also discovered that Indian gamers play on mobile devices for 14.1 hours per week, with the nation having the greatest percentage of players that play for more than 5 hours each week. The fact that data charges are the lowest in the world in the nation where 5G is coming along also contributes to the increase in usage.
In India, 98.8% of gamers choose cellphones over PCs and consoles because of cost, which is the most evident factor. Similar to the previous estimate, TeamLease Digital, a technology staffing company, has stated that the gaming sector is predicted to create 1 lakh new direct and indirect employment by the fiscal year 2023–2024.
Indian gamers invest 14.1 hours a week playing on mobile devices, according to the study, and the country has the biggest percentage of players who play for more than 5 hours per week. The fact that data charges are the lowest in the world in the nation where 5G is coming along also contributes to the increase in usage.
In India, 98.8% of gamers choose cellphones over PCs and consoles because of cost, which is the most evident factor. Similar to the previous estimate, TeamLease Digital, a technology staffing company, has stated that the gaming sector is predicted to create 1 lakh new direct and indirect employment by the fiscal year 2023–2024.
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