Online casual gaming to become a ₹16,900-cr. industry in FY25: KPMG study
The Hindu
‘Sub-segment will account for 58% of India’s total online gaming in 4 years’
India’s online casual gaming sub-segment, a ₹6,000-crore industry in FY21, is projected to reach ₹16,900 crore in FY25, growing at a CAGR of 29%, said KPMG in a study released on Thursday. Interestingly, online casual gaming sub-segment accounted for 44% of the country’s total online gaming industry in FY21 and its share is likely to touch 58% by FY25, showed the study titled ‘Beyond the tipping point – A primer on casual gaming in India’ put out by the firm. In terms of users, as per the report, the sub-segment, at 420 million gamers in FY21 accounted for 97% of the total gamers in India and is expected to continue to maintain this share until FY25.
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