The State of Video Gaming in 2025

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Notes: 1Valve’s hardware survey collects data based on the language the user has set their Steam client to, rather than the user’s fi rst or preferred language. As such, it’s likely
that, as an example, many Chinese users choose to use Steam in English, thereby exaggerating English’s share; (2) Includes al l registered Sinitic languages and dialects

Consistent with worldwide contraction,
exacerbated by regulatory action and 4%
RMB:USD decline

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Splitgate
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Halo Infinite MultiVersus
The Finals
Helldivers II

Quality Assurance

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According to Discord 28% of
players play a game within an
hour of watching it streamed
and 1.4MM users each month
launch a game for the first
time after such a stream

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WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsvX8NMGUxI&t=7079s or
https://tinyurl.com/StateofVideoGaming2025 – EA

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