Join gaming leaders, alongside GamesBeat and Facebook Gaming, for their 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit | GamesBeat: Into the Metaverse 2 this upcoming January 25-27, 2022. Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Egypt together will have 85.8 million gamers generating $3.1 billion in games revenue by 2025, according to market researcher Niko Partners. Saudi Arabia’s games market alone reached $1 billion in 2021, based on the report on the MENA (Middle East North Africa) market. For a representative slice, the report focuses on what Niko calls the MENA-3: Saudi Arabia (KSA), the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Egypt. “Esports is booming in MENA and a key driver of growth, with Saudi Arabia even including it in its Vision 2030 plan,” Ahmad said.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 08, 2022 09:37 UTC