The European video games trade generated a mixed turnover of €24 billion in 2024, with over 6,600 studios using greater than 95,000 folks.
That is based on the European Video Game Industry Insights Report, printed by the European Video games Improvement Affiliation (EGDF) and Video Video games Europe (VGA).
The report displays 2024 information resulting from compilation timelines. The 28 EGDF members first put together particular person stories, that are then consolidated into nationwide information.
Whereas the expansion within the continent’s expertise base stalled, the variety of studios elevated by 5% to 10% in 2024. For instance, nations like Finland, Italy, and Czechia continued to see modest progress of their employment bases.
Poland employed the most individuals in recreation improvement and publishing within the EU and printed probably the most new titles, at 450. Within the UK, the workforce reached 28,516.
The 2024 report additionally included Bulgaria and Cyprus for the primary time. Cyprus generated €4.3 billion in turnover and was described because the “important recreation trade hub when it comes to mixed income.”
Bulgaria was recognised as an “vital regional hub surrounded by key European recreation trade expertise” from Romania and Türkiye.
“The report demonstrates that regardless of difficult occasions, trade progress continued in a number of nations, in each income and the variety of studios, lifting each indicators on the European degree,” the EGDF famous.
“Nevertheless, layoffs, consolidations, and declining employment led to stagnation and, in some nations, a small lower in employment – the primary such dip within the sector for the primary time.”
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