Gaming market size to reach $188bn in 2024 (+2.1% YoY)
Gaming VC funding: $286m in Q4 2024, -47% QoQ (Gaming VC funding declined -15% from 2023 to 2024)
Gaming VC deal volume: 83 deals completed in Q4 2024, -25% QoQ (Gaming VC deal count declined -14% from 2023 to 2024)
Gaming VC: Drop in graduation rates to Series A; only 11.5% of Gaming startups that raised a Seed round raised a Series A round within 2 years (versus 20-30% of all startups)
AI x Gaming VC funding: 10% of Gaming VC funding in Q4-24 went into companies related to or referencing AI (versus 8% in 2023, 7% in 2022, 6% in 2021)
ESPO outperformed the S&P 500 in 2024 (ESPO = +50.4%, S&P 500 = +24.5%)
Trends and current events to watch:
US versus Google: Google to potentially divest Chrome, Android
TikTok loses bid to overturn US ban
Google announces Android XR
Switch becomes the most sold console in the US
Heightened child protection scrutiny of games and social media
Top gaming industry conferences / events in 2025
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