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The countries that spent the most on video games

Although this is a global industry, there are nations that concentrate spending on video games, either buying new titles or spending on in-game microtransactions.

According to data from Sensor Tower from January to December 6, 2022, these countries were the United States (with 20.8 billion dollars), Japan (14.2 billion dollars), China (13.4 billion dollars), South Korea (5.2 billion dollars). dollars) and Taiwan (2.3 billion dollars).

It is worth mentioning that the figures for China are not complete, due to the restrictions that the government exercises regarding the information that can be accessed from technology companies, so it is very likely that the numbers are much higher for this country.

The games most commented on by the specialized press

The impact of video games is not only measured by the sales they have in the market, but also by the conversation they generate and the titles that received the most mentions in the press, according to data from the ICO intelligence agency, were:

• Elden Ring (63,642 items)
• Fortnite (37,696 items)
• Genshin Impact (28,613)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (27,970)
• The Last of Us: Part 2 (23,490)