Year in Review 2025: A Statistical Analysis of the Gaming Industry

As the gaming industry takes a festive break and out-of-office notifications become more frequent, it's the perfect time to revisit our beloved year-end traditions that bring warmth to the winter season. This year, GamesIndustry.biz is proud to introduce its annual Year in Numbers infographic, which encapsulates the current state of the gaming industry and highlights key statistics for 2025 in a comprehensive graphic. The data includes: the global 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, respectively; the most successful mobile games, publishers, and countries by revenue and downloads, thanks to Sensor Tower; the games and companies with the most media coverage, according to ICO via Footprints, which analyzed over 18,000 websites; and the most influential YouTube personalities, highly viewed trailers, and popular games on TikTok, provided by Fancensus. With this, GamesIndustry.biz is pleased to present The Year In Numbers 2025.