Digital gaming generated $979M last month in the U.S.

Consumers have embraced digital gaming, and that helped the market grow at a double-digit rate in May.

Gamers in the United States spent $979 million on digital mobile, PC, and social releases, according to intelligence firm SuperData Research. That’s up 11 percent year-over-year, which is a significant growth spurt at a time of year when people have typically spent less on gaming. SuperData thinks that people are just more willing to spend their cash on digital than ever before because the total number of gamers isn’t necessarily growing at the same rate as the total revenues.