Mobile Gamers: 126 million and growing!

126 million people in the US plays game once a month

By 2016, more than 80% of smartphone users will game on the devices. This year, eMarketer estimates, nearly 126 million people in the US will play a game on their mobile phone at least once a month. That compares to 96.6 million who will play casual games online, 80.3 million who will play games on social media sites and just 43.3 million who will play online console games. These groups are not mutually exclusive—many online console gamers will also play mobile games, and social gamers may play online casual or mobile games—but mobile is clearly the largest single category of the bunch.

126 million people in the US plays game once a month

Much of the growth is thanks to smartphones, where most mobile gaming takes place. eMarketer estimates 103.6 million smartphone users will  [Read more…]

Source: emarketer.com

 

 

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