Julia Stoll
Research expert covering TV and video media
(Online) gaming in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands - Statistics & Facts
The video game markets in both Belgium and the Netherlands continue to grow, with total revenue expected to reach 196 million euros and over one billion euros respectively in 2018. This is partly due to the rise of app-based games on smartphones and tablets and the use of in-game purchases, DLC (downloadable content) and microtransactions. Approximately 3.5 million users were active on mobile games in the Netherlands in 2016. Revenue of physical sales in gaming software on PC and console, excluding full game downloads, amounted to roughly 168 million euros in the Netherlands. This was a slight increase in comparison to the previous year, when the revenue had been just under 160 million euros. Digital revenue, however, exceeded physical revenue due to the shift towards in-game purchases.
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