BELGIUM CONTINUES TO BE A VIDEO GAME POWERHOUSE WITH UPWARD SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE SALES ACROSS THE BOARD, CLIMBING 12% FROM 2023 TO €698 MILLION
Nintendo does not share their digital sales with Sparkers’ Games Sales Data (GSD).
Therefore, we did not include Nintendo physical sales either, as this would make the share of physical sales appear higher than it is.
LOOKING IN DETAIL AT FULL SOFTWARE SALES, 72% ARE DIGITAL DOWNLOADS, WHICH MEANS BELGIUM IS LAGGING THE WORLDWIDE TREND OF AROUND 85% DIGITAL SOFTWARE DOWNLOADS
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FLANDERS REMAINS THE ECONOMIC MOTOR OF THE BELGIAN ECOSYSTEM, SHOWING A STEADY INCREASE. ACTIVITY IN THE BRUSSELS REGION REMAINS STABLE COMPARED TO 2023, WHILST WALLONIA ALMOST DOUBLED ITS TURNOVER
Other / non-binary 1%
More than 1 out of 3 Belgian Gamers
is older than 35 years
80% OF PARENTS SET A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF HOURS FOR THEIR CHILD(REN) TO PLAY
of Belgian kids aged 4 to 17 play video games less than 7 hours per week
of Belgian kids aged 4 to 17 play video games between 7 and 15 hours per week
of Belgian kids aged 4 to 17 play video games more than 15 hours per week
of parents know about the PEGI age rating system
of parents use PEGI to determine which video games are suitable for their child(ren)
of parents seek information on video games their child(ren) play
of parents use parental control tools
ALMOST 50% OF SURVEYED PARENTS ARE WELL TO VERY WELL INFORMED ABOUT THE TOPIC OF PURCHASES OF IN-GAME CONTENT
of parents make agreements with their child(ren) about purchases of in-game content
of parents are aware of virtual currencies in games
of parents indicate their
child(ren) is/are not allowed to spend money while playing
of parents indicate their child(ren) is/are allowed to spend money while playing.
The amount allowed per month is:
of parents believe playing video games benefits creativity
of parents believe playing video games benefits language skills
of parents believe playing video games benefits intelligence
of parents do not believe playing video games benefits their child(ren)
97% of parents think it is important to be aware of their child(ren)’s video game experience
of parents talk to their child(ren) about the games they play
of parents make agreements with their child(ren) about where/ when and how much they can play
of parents play video games with their child(ren), of which 19% play together often
of parents feel they have sufficient control over the video game experience of their child(ren)
of parents allow their child(ren) to play video games if a parent is present
of parents allow their child(ren) to play online video games with other friends
of parents allow their child(ren) to play online video games with people he/she does not know
Player data extracted from Global Games Markets & Forecast report provided by Newzoo. Mainly based on its Global Gamer Study interviewing more than 73.000 respondents across 36 key countries/markets. Age range covered for Belgium is 10 to 65 years old. Player ratios from Global Gamer Study projected against online population, using UN population and ITU internet penetration metrics. To calculate total players, participants are asked to select all platforms (mobile, console and pc) that they have played within past 6 months. People who selected at least one platform are counted as “player”. Play time is not incorporated. However, all respondents labeled as “players” do receive follow-up questions regarding their play frequency and estimated play time per week for further differentiation.
Children’s and parents data extracted from annual survey conducted by DVJ Insights, commissioned by VGFB. Survey of 700 parents and caretakers in Belgium between 25 and 60 years old with kids aged 4 to 17 that play video games.
Consumer sales data on console and pc extracted from Game Sales Data tracker by Sparkers and Game Performance Monitor by Newzoo.
Consumer sales data on mobile extracted from AppMagic including sales of full digital mobile game downloads on AppStore and Google Play Store as well as sales of in-game content.
Audience data extracted from Audience tracker by Sparkers based on total live stream hours watched on 20+ platforms (such as Twitch and YouTube), delayed viewing not included.
Company data is obtained via the annual survey of all Belgian companies active in game development and services, supplemented with official financial statements, provided by FLEGA, WALGA and games.brussels.
Excluded from our scope: in-game advertising, merchandise sales, sales of pc hardware, Larian Studios sales figures.
