Worldwide Cloud-Streamed Gaming Forecast, 2023–2027: Bucking an Industry Contraction Despite Stadia's Demise

IDC Market Forecast Figure

• Figure: Worldwide Cloud-Streamed Gaming Revenue Snapshot

Executive Summary

Advice for Technology Suppliers

Market Forecast

• Worldwide Forecast

• Table: Worldwide Cloud-Streamed Gaming Service User, Hours of Use, and Revenue by Screen Type, 2019–2027

• Figure: Worldwide CSG Hours of Use by Screen Type, 2019–2027

• Figure: Paying and Free CSG User Share of All Gamers in Seven Countries, 1Q23

• Market Structure and Vendor Positioning

• Figure: Key B2B Vendors and Vendor Types in the CSG Market

• Figure: Key B2C Vendors and Brands in the CSG Market

• North America Forecast

• Table: North America Cloud-Streamed Gaming Service User, Hours of Use, and Revenue, 2019–2027

• Figure: U.S. CSG Gamers and Non-CSG Gamers by Age Bracket, 3Q22

• Western Europe Forecast

• Table: Western Europe Cloud-Streamed Gaming Service User, Hours of Use, and Revenue, 2019–2027

• Asia/Pacific (Including Japan) Forecast

• Table: Asia/Pacific (Including Japan) Cloud-Streamed Gaming Service User, Hours of Use, and Revenue, 2019–2027

• Rest of World Forecast

• Table: Rest of World Cloud-Streamed Gaming Service User, Hours of Use, and Revenue, 2019–2027

Market Context

• Drivers and Inhibitors

• Drivers

• Fiber Optic and 5G Cellular Network Rollouts

• Datacenter and CSG Game-Related Improvements

• Inhibitors

• The Local Gaming Alternative

• Macroeconomic Inflation in Key Markets

• Significant Market Developments

• Changes from Prior Forecast

• Figure: Worldwide Cloud-Streamed Gaming Revenue, 2019–2027: Comparison of September 2022 and September 2023 Forecasts

Market Definition

Methodology

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