Russians have spent 135 billion rubles on games and purchases within them since the beginning of 2023; around 20% of this amount came from intermediaries. According to experts, by the end of the year the amount of money spent on games could reach 167 billion rubles.
Since the beginning of 2023, Russians have spent 135 billion rubles on the purchase of games and products related to them. This was reported by Vedomosti with reference to research data from the XYZ School.
107 billion rubles were spent through official channels for the purchase of games and goods, the remaining 28 billion rubles (21%) through intermediaries. Thanks to them, the Russian market managed to avoid a sharp decline, the authors of the study point out.
According to experts, the amount spent by Russians on games and products included in them will reach 167 billion rubles by the end of 2023. At the end of 2021, the Russian video game market was estimated at 158-177 billion rubles.
The study was carried out in a survey format on 1.2 thousand Russian players who play several times a week. According to the survey, on average, a player spent 5.4 thousand rubles on games for eight months of 2023.
Author:
Kirill Bilyk
Source: RB
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