Video games industry in Russia - statistics & facts
Russia has the fifth-largest revenue from digital video games in Europe, standing at over two billion U.S. dollars in 2023. The market faced an exodus of Western publishers in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Companies like Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, CD Project, Game Insight, and Rovio suspended their operations in the country. As a result, the Russian video games industry lost around 36 percent of its revenue in 2022; however, it was expected to increase gradually in the coming years and reach 1.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2029.
