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US Virtual Goods Market To Hit $2.9 Billion In 2012

Posted on December 9, 2011

Inside virtual goods reportTECH CRUNCH – Dec 8 – The overall market for virtual goods in the US is headed towards $2.9 billion for 2012, according to the Inside Virtual Goods report. That’s up from $2.2 billion this year, and $1.6 billion in 2010. Virtual goods on Facebook are continuing to comprise more than half of that, going from $835M in 2010 to $1.2 billion this year to $1.6 billion next year. The report estimates that mobile virtual goods (for games only) made $350M this year, and will grow to $500M next year.

by Eric Eldon
See full article at Tech Crunch

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2 thoughts on “US Virtual Goods Market To Hit $2.9 Billion In 2012”

  1. Mike's avatar Mike says:
    December 12, 2011 at 5:46 am

    The real problem is the payment options, especially mobile payments that are way too expensive…

    Reply
  2. Mike's avatar Mike says:
    December 12, 2011 at 5:46 am

    The real problem is the payment options, especially mobile payments that are way too expensive…

    Reply

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