New Study Shows There Are 3 Billion Gamers Worldwide - PC Master Race On Top

A new study released by DFC Intelligence titled 'Global Video Game Consumer Segmentation' has analyzed the gaming industry to the utmost extent. From this study, a tonne of new information has emerged and there are some facts which you'll definitely be interested in. Read on for a quick summary! 

Before continuing, do note that I do not have access to the study itself (it costs roughly $3,000 to own!) and will be basing this article on previews from other sites which will be accredited. Anyways, the aim of the study is in the title - to sort out the gamers of the world and to observe how exactly it's sorted. With the pandemic these past few months, one can expect some super numbers. 

Note that 'plays videogames' refers to any form on any platform - mobile, PC and console mainly. 

Here's a list of the most interesting facts: 

• Right now, there are roughly 3.1 billion gamers 
• 40% of the global populations plays video games 
• Over half of video gamers play on their smartphones - mobile gaming is growing quickest 
• 248 million play exclusively on console, making up 8% - having the highest spending 
• 1.5 billion, making up 48%, are non-exclusive PC gamers (people who also play on console and mobile) 

Here are some facts by region: 

• Asia - 1.42 billion paying game consumers
• Europe - 668 million paying game consumers
• Latin + North America - 644 million paying consumers 

I've got this information thanks to IGN's article on the subject. 

For me, the biggest take away is the statistic relating to consoles. With such a low exclusive gaming rate, it just goes to show how essential console exclusive titles are for the console industry, as that's honestly one of the very few advantages over PC gaming. Otherwise, the popularity of PC and the growing rate of mobile gaming doesn't come as much of a surprise. 

This is definitely an opportunity for the PC Gaming Master Race to flex its muscles.