India’s gaming market has the highest percentage growth for 2021 and beyond, out of the six APAC markets we researched. In 2021 alone, its gaming market notched up 10% revenue growth, and its mobile gaming market shows the greatest growth potential among all playing segments.1
Opportunities for mobile gaming growth
The country has the highest growth for mobile engagement compared with the global average.
Mobile engagement continues to see the highest growth in India in 2020
![Mobile engagement continues to see the highest growth in India in 2020: +74% in India vs. global average of +47%](https://storage.googleapis.com/twg-content/original_images/nugget1Afinal2_1.png)
Mobile engagement will continue to grow in 2021 and beyond
![Mobile engagement will continue to grow in 2021 and beyond: +37% in India vs. global average of +9%](https://storage.googleapis.com/twg-content/original_images/nugget1B2-01_1.png)
India’s gamers mostly play mobile games
![India’s gamers mostly play mobile games: 78% of India’s total gaming audience indicate mobile is their most-used platform & 54% of Indian mobile gamers say they play mobile games five days per week or more](https://storage.googleapis.com/twg-content/original_images/Nugget2_1.png)
Along with the desire to play more, gamers also want to stream, view, and share more. Huge growth is expected in players watching streamers and esports.
India’s viewership of streamers and esports has grown since 2020
![India’s viewership of streamers and esports has grown since 2020: +54% in esports viewership and +56% in streamers viewership since the start of 2020](https://storage.googleapis.com/twg-content/original_images/nugget3Final2_1.png)