Global Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) Games Market 2024-2028

Global Massive Multiplayer Online (MMO) Games Market 2024-2028


The massive multiplayer online (MMO) games market is forecasted to grow by USD 29.96 bn during 2023-2028, accelerating at a CAGR of 10.68% during the forecast period. The report on the massive multiplayer online (MMO) games market provides a holistic analysis, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis covering around 25 vendors.

The report offers an up-to-date analysis regarding the current market scenario, the latest trends and drivers, and the overall market environment. The market is driven by rising number of professional gamers in gaming industry, growing popularity of online gaming, and availability and convenience of several payment services in online gaming industry.

Technavio's massive multiplayer online (MMO) games market is segmented as below:

By Product
  • MMO role play games
  • MMO first person shooter
  • MMO real time strategy
  • Others
By Type
  • Free to play (F2P)
  • Pay to play (P2P)
By Geographical Landscape
  • APAC
  • North America
  • Europe
  • South America
  • Middle East and Africa
This study identifies the rising demand for gaming consoles as one of the prime reasons driving the massive multiplayer online (MMO) games market growth during the next few years. Also, possibility of MMOs being incorporated into e-sports in coming years and adoption of F2P model of game will lead to sizable demand in the market.

The report on the massive multiplayer online (MMO) games market covers the following areas:
  • Massive multiplayer online (MMO) games market sizing
  • Massive multiplayer online (MMO) games market forecast
  • Massive multiplayer online (MMO) games market industry analysis
The robust vendor analysis is designed to help clients improve their market position, and in line with this, this report provides a detailed analysis of several leading massive multiplayer online (MMO) games market vendors that include Activision Blizzard Inc., Ankama Games, CCP ehf., CipSoft GmbH, Electronic Arts Inc., gamigo AG, GungHo Online Entertainment Inc., Jagex Ltd., Konami Group Corp., Krafton Inc., NCSoft Corp., NetEase Inc., Perfect World Co. Ltd., Take Two Interactive Software Inc., Tencent Holdings Ltd., The Walt Disney Co., Valve Corp., WebZen Inc., Wemade Co. Ltd., and ChangYou.com Ltd.. Also, the massive multiplayer online (MMO) games market analysis report includes information on upcoming trends and challenges that will influence market growth. This is to help companies strategize and leverage all forthcoming growth opportunities.

The study was conducted using an objective combination of primary and secondary information including inputs from key participants in the industry. The report contains a comprehensive market and vendor landscape in addition to an analysis of the key vendors.

The publisher presents a detailed picture of the market by the way of study, synthesis, and summation of data from multiple sources by an analysis of key parameters such as profit, pricing, competition, and promotions. It presents various market facets by identifying the key industry influencers. The data presented is comprehensive, reliable, and a result of extensive research - both primary and secondary. The market research reports provide a complete competitive landscape and an in-depth vendor selection methodology and analysis using qualitative and quantitative research to forecast the accurate market growth.


  • Executive Summary
    • Market overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Market Overview
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Global Market Characteristics
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market by Geography
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Product
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Market Segmentation by Type
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Data Table on Incremental Growth
      • Table Executive Summary – Chart on Vendor Market Positioning
  • Market Landscape
    • Market ecosystem
      • Table Parent market
      • Table Market Characteristics
  • Market Sizing
    • Market definition
      • Table Offerings of vendors included in the market definition
    • Market segment analysis
      • Table Market segments
    • Market size 2023
    • Market outlook: Forecast for 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Global - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Global Market: Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
  • Historic Market Size
    • Global massive multiplayer online (MMO) games market 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Data table on global massive multiplayer online (MMO) games market 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Product Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Product Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Type Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Type Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Geography Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Geography Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
    • Country Segment Analysis 2018 - 2022
      • Table Historic Market Size – Country Segment 2018 - 2022 ($ million)
  • Five Forces Analysis
    • Five forces summary
      • Table Five forces analysis - Comparison between 2023 and 2028
    • Bargaining power of buyers
      • Table Chart on Bargaining power of buyers – Impact of key factors 2023 and 2028
    • Bargaining power of suppliers
      • Table Bargaining power of suppliers – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of new entrants
      • Table Threat of new entrants – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of substitutes
      • Table Threat of substitutes – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Threat of rivalry
      • Table Threat of rivalry – Impact of key factors in 2023 and 2028
    • Market condition
      • Table Chart on Market condition - Five forces 2023 and 2028
  • Market Segmentation by Product
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Product - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Product - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by Product
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Product
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Product
    • MMO role play games (MMORPG) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on MMO role play games (MMORPG) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on MMO role play games (MMORPG) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on MMO role play games (MMORPG) - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on MMO role play games (MMORPG) - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • MMO first person shooter (MMOFPS) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on MMO first person shooter (MMOFPS) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on MMO first person shooter (MMOFPS) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on MMO first person shooter (MMOFPS) - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on MMO first person shooter (MMOFPS) - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • MMO real time strategy (MMORTS) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on MMO real time strategy (MMORTS) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on MMO real time strategy (MMORTS) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on MMO real time strategy (MMORTS) - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on MMO real time strategy (MMORTS) - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Others - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Others - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Product
      • Table Market opportunity by Product ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Product ($ million)
  • Market Segmentation by Type
    • Market segments
      • Table Chart on Type - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Type - Market share 2023-2028 (%)
    • Comparison by Type
      • Table Chart on Comparison by Type
      • Table Data Table on Comparison by Type
    • Free to play (F2P) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Free to play (F2P) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Free to play (F2P) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Free to play (F2P) - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Free to play (F2P) - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Pay to play (P2P) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Pay to play (P2P) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Pay to play (P2P) - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Pay to play (P2P) - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Pay to play (P2P) - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by Type
      • Table Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Market opportunity by Type ($ million)
  • Customer Landscape
    • Customer landscape overview
      • Table Analysis of price sensitivity, lifecycle, customer purchase basket, adoption rates, and purchase criteria
  • Geographic Landscape
    • Geographic segmentation
      • Table Chart on Market share by geography 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Market share by geography 2023-2028 (%)
    • Geographic comparison
      • Table Chart on Geographic comparison
      • Table Data Table on Geographic comparison
    • APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on APAC - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on North America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Europe - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on South America - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023- 2028
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Middle East and Africa - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on China - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on China - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on US - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on US - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Germany - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on Japan - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • UK - Market size and forecast 2023-2028
      • Table Chart on UK - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Market size and forecast 2023-2028 ($ million)
      • Table Chart on UK - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
      • Table Data Table on UK - Year-over-year growth 2023-2028 (%)
    • Market opportunity by geography
      • Table Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
      • Table Data Tables on Market opportunity by geography ($ million)
  • Drivers, Challenges, and Trends
    • Market drivers
      • Rising number of professional gamers in gaming industry
      • Growing popularity of online gaming
      • Availability and convenience of several payment services in online gaming industry
    • Market challenges
      • Issues in delivering gaming content online
      • Lack of creativity in online gaming content
      • Lack of distributed network connections
    • Impact of drivers and challenges
      • Table Impact of drivers and challenges in 2023 and 2028
    • Market trends
      • Rising demand for gaming consoles
      • Possibility of MMOs being incorporated into e-sports in coming years
      • Adoption of F2P model of game
  • Vendor Landscape
    • Overview
    • Vendor landscape
      • Table Overview on Criticality of inputs and Factors of differentiation
    • Landscape disruption
      • Table Overview on factors of disruption
    • Industry risks
      • Table Impact of key risks on business
  • Vendor Analysis
    • Vendors covered
      • Table Vendors covered
    • Market positioning of vendors
      • Table Matrix on vendor position and classification
    • Activision Blizzard Inc.
      • Table Activision Blizzard Inc. - Overview
      • Table Activision Blizzard Inc. - Business segments
      • Table Activision Blizzard Inc. - Key news
      • Table Activision Blizzard Inc. - Key offerings
      • Table Activision Blizzard Inc. - Segment focus
    • Ankama Games
      • Table Ankama Games - Overview
      • Table Ankama Games - Product / Service
      • Table Ankama Games - Key offerings
    • CCP ehf.
      • Table CCP ehf. - Overview
      • Table CCP ehf. - Product / Service
      • Table CCP ehf. - Key offerings
    • ChangYou.com Ltd.
      • Table ChangYou.com Ltd. - Overview
      • Table ChangYou.com Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table ChangYou.com Ltd. - Key offerings
    • CipSoft GmbH
      • Table CipSoft GmbH - Overview
      • Table CipSoft GmbH - Product / Service
      • Table CipSoft GmbH - Key offerings
    • Electronic Arts Inc.
      • Table Electronic Arts Inc. - Overview
      • Table Electronic Arts Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Electronic Arts Inc. - Key offerings
    • gamigo AG
      • Table gamigo AG - Overview
      • Table gamigo AG - Product / Service
      • Table gamigo AG - Key offerings
    • GungHo Online Entertainment Inc.
      • Table GungHo Online Entertainment Inc. - Overview
      • Table GungHo Online Entertainment Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table GungHo Online Entertainment Inc. - Key offerings
    • Jagex Ltd.
      • Table Jagex Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Jagex Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Jagex Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Konami Group Corp.
      • Table Konami Group Corp. - Overview
      • Table Konami Group Corp. - Business segments
      • Table Konami Group Corp. - Key offerings
      • Table Konami Group Corp. - Segment focus
    • NCSoft Corp.
      • Table NCSoft Corp. - Overview
      • Table NCSoft Corp. - Product / Service
      • Table NCSoft Corp. - Key offerings
    • Perfect World Co. Ltd.
      • Table Perfect World Co. Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Perfect World Co. Ltd. - Product / Service
      • Table Perfect World Co. Ltd. - Key offerings
    • Take Two Interactive Software Inc.
      • Table Take Two Interactive Software Inc. - Overview
      • Table Take Two Interactive Software Inc. - Product / Service
      • Table Take Two Interactive Software Inc. - Key offerings
    • Tencent Holdings Ltd.
      • Table Tencent Holdings Ltd. - Overview
      • Table Tencent Holdings Ltd. - Business segments
      • Table Tencent Holdings Ltd. - Key offerings
      • Table Tencent Holdings Ltd. - Segment focus
    • The Walt Disney Co.
      • Table The Walt Disney Co. - Overview
      • Table The Walt Disney Co. - Business segments
      • Table The Walt Disney Co. - Key offerings
      • Table The Walt Disney Co. - Segment focus
  • Appendix
    • Scope of the report
      • Market definition
      • Objectives
      • Notes and caveats
    • Inclusions and exclusions checklist
      • Table Inclusions checklist
      • Table Exclusions checklist
    • Currency conversion rates for US$
      • Table Currency conversion rates for US$
    • Research methodology
      • Table Research methodology
      • Table Validation techniques employed for market sizing
      • Table Information sources
    • List of abbreviations
      • Table List of abbreviations

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