Unveiling the 2025 Gaming Landscape: A Year in Review

As the gaming industry takes a break for the holiday season, we revisit our cherished traditions that bring warmth to the winter nights. It's the perfect time to unveil our annual GamesIndustry.biz Year in Numbers infographic, which encapsulates the current state of the industry and highlights key statistics for 2025 in a comprehensive visual format. The detailed data includes: the worldwide gaming market value, courtesy of Newzoo; the top-selling games in the UK, US, and Japan, based on data from Nielsen GfK, Circana, and Famitsu; the leading mobile games, publishers, and countries by revenue and downloads, thanks to Sensor Tower; the most frequently covered games and companies in the media, provided by ICO via Footprints; and insights into YouTube's biggest influencers, most-watched trailers, and popular games on TikTok, courtesy of Fancensus. With this, GamesIndustry.biz proudly presents... the Year in Numbers 2025.