
The surge in mobile gaming in India The cause of the surge in mobile games in India is lockdown due to the coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic. India went into lockdown on 25 March 2020 resulting in a restriction of around 1.3 billion people into their homes. Because of this, nearly 45% of the population started mobile gaming. The report mentions that women comprise 43% of the mobile gaming audience in India, of which 12% are between 25-44 and 28% over 45 years. India is one of the top five mobile gaming markets worldwide, with a 13% share of global game sessions, and is expecting to add 40 million online gamers during 2020-22. Furthermost, the Indian gaming companies have been rising substantially. Real money gaming (RMG) is expected to grow at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 40% from 2020−22. As per SensorTower's data, in 2020 India was in the number one spot of mobile game download making 7.3 billion installs and ranking 17% market share worldwide. Here ...