C
Evidence Grade C
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Dated
$2,100,000,000
$2,100,000,000 -- virtual goods market size for US virtual goods market (2010)
The value of the US virtual goods market was expected to reach $2.1 billion by the end of 2010.
- Forecast/projection for the end of 2010
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Evidence graded
Value
$2,100,000,000
Unit
Currency Usd
Data Vintage
2010
Entity
Geography
US
Evidence Quality
C
Moderate quality evidence
Useful directional data with some methodological gaps. Treat as indicative rather than definitive -- corroborate before citing in formal research.
Score breakdown
Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Sources (3)
Virtual Goods Summit
Primary
Tier B
https://atelier.bnpparibas/en/retail/article/free-to-play-social-games-optimistic-future-virtual-goo… ↗
Source Article
Free-to-Play Social Games : The Optimistic Future of the Virtual Goods Economy
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Ronnie05's Blog (WordPress)
http://ronnie05.wordpress.com/2010/12/01/
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2026-09-09
Original Research
Virtual Goods Summit
· Original study ↗
Methodology
Forecast for the end of 2010, reported in coverage of the Virtual Goods Summit held in San Francisco (Oct 12-13)
Methodology documented
Segmentation
IndustryRetail
RegionUS
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US virtual goods market: $2,100,000,000 virtual goods market size. Source: Virtual Goods Summit (2010). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-virtual-goods-market-size-2010
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