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80% -- share of online population gaming for global online population (2026)
Almost 80% of the online population games in some form.
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80%
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Percentage
Data Vintage
2026
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Geography
Global
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B
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50
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
60
Independence
30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
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In-Game Ads Offer Cross-Generational Targeting to Untapped-Buyers - Plan Left
With almost 80% of the online population gaming in some form, video games are no longer played by only the younger generations. This has made in-game ads the new brand exposure opportunity so many miss. By 2029, the projected market revenue of in-game ads will be $169.4 billion worldwide. As the New…
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global online population: 80% share of online population gaming. Source: (2026). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/online-population-gaming-share
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