![]() Around 5.6 billion mobile gaming apps were downloaded in India in 2019, the highest in the world. India is among the top five online mobile gaming countries globally. This has contributed to the rapid growth in online payments on gaming portals. ![]() ![]() Digital payment users are expected to grow from 100 million users in 2019 to 300 million users in 2022. Widespread adoption of digital payment methods. ![]() In fact, because of a growing pool of talented IT engineers, India is becoming a popular backend development center for gaming companies. The number of online game developers rose to 275 in 2019 from a mere 25 in 2010. The Delhi headquartered online gaming platform WinZO has entered into a partnership with Tencent Games to enable PUBG Mobile gaming tournaments on their platform in ten Indian regional languages. Game developers have also launched the option to play games in Indian regional languages like Gujrati, Bangla, Marathi, Telegu, and more. Almost all online gaming companies hold special events to coincide with popular Indian festivals, such as Holi, Diwali, Eid, etc. Some of the popular online games in India are Teen Patti by Octro, Ludo King by Gametion Technologies, online multiplayer shooter game PUBG developed by South Korea’s Bluehole Studio. Games and in-game content are popular when localized to cater to the Indian market.The number of active internet users is expected to sharply increase to 829 million users by 2021 from 451 million in 2019. India is only second to China in terms of the number of internet users.Smartphone users are expected to reach the 859 million mark by 2022 from 468 million in 2017, an increase of 84 percent. Availability of smart phones at low cost.India is a young country with about half of its population under the age of 25. ![]() It is expected to reach US$4.88 billion by 2026, with a userbase of more than 628 million gamers. In 2016, the country’s online gaming market stood at US$290 million and by 2020 boasted an estimated value of US$1.02 billion. India’s online gaming industry is growing at a rapid pace. ![]()
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