Video game continues to grow in Spain: these are the most interesting data in the industry in 2021

The best-selling genres and games and the average profile of the Spanish player: the most relevant aspects of the AEVI report.

Like other markets, video game industry It continued to grow last year and achieved a turnover of 1,795 million Euros, 2.75% above the figure recorded in 2020. According to figures provided by AEVI, this push is mainly increase in physical sales.

Specifically in software (22.53% increase compared to 2020) and hardware (11.7% increase), but there is still a lot to comment on. For its part, the online market has dwindled slightly to €913 million (-4.59%), but continues to grow. above pre-pandemic billing levels.

The 2021 data shows the video game’s consolidation as follows: leading leverage sector of the digital and cultural economy. In this sense, we want to continue working to promote the institutional recognition of the video game,” said José María Moreno, managing director of AEVI.

More than 14 million Spaniards enjoy video games every weekThese figures are aggregated in the annual report of the video game industry in Spain, the annual report of AEVI, which includes a complete radiograph of the industry in the national region and for example, the profile of the Spanish game user. Again, according to this report, There were 18.1 million players in 2021 52% are men and around 78% say they play a game at least once a week. An average of 8.1 hours per week is spent on this activity, even lower than that recorded in other neighboring countries such as the United Kingdom (10.6 hours) and Germany, but close to Italy (8.6 hours) (8.6 hours) and France (8.1 hours) left.

Most players access it from: Consoles and smartphone with 27% sharefollowed by PCs (22%), tablets (12%) and portable consoles (9%).

Top 20 best selling video games of 2021

By unit sales, the most popular genres are action, sports, RPG, and adventure games, with FIFA 22, GTA V, Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and FIFA 21 the five most popular video games. of the year. Here are the 20 best-selling video games of 2021.