Games industry projected to go up to $186B in 2026 | Konvoy
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Summary
According to Konvoy’s Q1 industry report, while venture capital (VC) deals were down 6% from Q4 2024, the total funding for Q1 2025 increased by 35% quarter on quarter, amounting to $373m.
North America secured 53% of gaming investment, with Asia taking 33% and Europe, buoyed by M&A deals, the rest.
With regard to US-Chinese tensions, whilst there are difficulties for US games getting into the Chinese market, Chinese games face no such obstruction in the US.
Ubisoft is the latest company to take investment from Tencent, a Chinese conglomerate.
Konvoy predicts the games industry will be worth $186bn in 2026.