In 2020, global consumer spending on gaming grew significantly. Especially digital gaming revenues increased as people were forced to stay at home during COVID-19-related lockdowns and orders. Worldwide gamer spending on in-game content increased by ** percent year-over-year.
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Nielsen. (December 3, 2020). Year-on-year change in digital gaming content revenue in the United States and worldwide from January to October 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 05, 2026, from https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/190184/covid-19-impact-on-digital-games-revenue-type/
Nielsen. "Year-on-year change in digital gaming content revenue in the United States and worldwide from January to October 2020, by type." Chart. December 3, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 05, 2026. https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/190184/covid-19-impact-on-digital-games-revenue-type/
Nielsen. (2020). Year-on-year change in digital gaming content revenue in the United States and worldwide from January to October 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 05, 2026. https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/190184/covid-19-impact-on-digital-games-revenue-type/
Nielsen. "Year-on-year Change in Digital Gaming Content Revenue in The United States and Worldwide from January to October 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Dec 2020, https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/190184/covid-19-impact-on-digital-games-revenue-type/
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Year-on-year change in digital gaming content revenue in the United States and worldwide from January to October 2020, by type [Graph], Nielsen, December 3, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/190184/covid-19-impact-on-digital-games-revenue-type/
