GamesIndustry.biz presents… the Year In Numbers 2025 | Year in Review

As the industry winds down for Christmas and the out-of-office autoreplies light up, it’s time to turn to the comforting traditions that warm those winter nights.

It’s time for the annual GamesIndustry.bizYear in Numbers infographic, capturing the current state of the industry and the headline stats for 2025 in a single, very long graphic.

In the data below, you will find:

• The global games market value (courtesy of Newzoo)
• The best-selling games in the UK (from Nielsen GfK), US (from Circana) and Japan (from Famitsu)
• The biggest mobile games, publishers and countries, both by revenue and downloads (thank you, Sensor Tower)
• The most-covered games and companies, in terms of number of articles (provided by ICO via Footprints, based on data from over 18,000 websites)
• The biggest influencers on YouTube, most watched trailers and game promo videos, and the most popular video games on TikTok (courtesy of Fancensus)

With that, GamesIndustry.biz presents… The Year In Numbers 2025: