Mobile games became the biggest category in gaming in 2014, and it widened its lead even more in 2015, according to a new report by market researchers App Annie and IDC.
The data reinforces the point that mobile games reach more than a billion people across the globe, while the hardcore communities on PCs and consoles are concentrated in a smaller number of people. In 2015, mobile games were a $34.8 billion business worldwide, according to the report. PC and Mac games were second as a platform at $29 billion, while home game consoles were an $18.5 billion business and handheld game devices were $3 billion. Full told, more than $85.4 billion was spent on games in 2015, according to App Annie and IDC.
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