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57% -- annual revenue growth rate for third-party sales on Epic Games Store (2025)
Third-party game sales on the Epic Games Store grew by 57% year-over-year in 2025 compared to 2024.
- Represents gross third-party spending before developer payouts and free game program costs
- Followed two years of decline from a 2022 high of $355 million
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57%
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2025
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95
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50
Citation Chain
20
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30
Methodology
45
Freshness
86
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Epic Games
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Tier A
https://www.polygon.com/epic-games-store-low-profit-margins-third-party-devs/ ↗
Source Article
Epic isn't breaking the bank on third-party sales, but they are vital to the Epic Games Store
Last May, Epic Games announced a new revenue share plan that would see third-party developers get the first $1 million in sales through the Epic Games Store each year, before reverting to the platform's standard 88%/12% cut. While it's a compelling incentive for many developers, it hasn't been a fin…
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Year-over-year growth from 2024 to 2025
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third-party sales on Epic Games Store: 57% annual revenue growth rate. Source: Epic Games (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/epic-games-store-third-party-sales-growth-2024-2025
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