Online gaming in Spain grew by 17% in 2024
According to the Annual Report on Online Gaming, the online gaming sector grew by 17.61% in 2024. We also saw a huge rise in the number of active players, as that increased by 21.71% when compared to the year before.
THE GROWTH OF ONLINE GAMING IN SPAIN
When you look at the growth of gaming in Spain, it’s clear that there has been a positive trend for quite some time. With that said, one vertical in particular has experienced a higher level of growth than most. The casino sector has enjoyed a year-on-year growth of 16.96%.
There’s been a rise in the number of people who play casino games, with part of this coming down to the sheer number of games that are available. Slot games today can range from having Egyptian settings, like Cleopatra and Pharaoh’s Fortune, to holiday themes like Book of the Irish, for St. Patrick's Day.
This, combined with the fact that live roulette in Spain has also grown by 10.41% in the last year, shows that the online market is still very strong and that there is so much potential for even more growth in 2025. But iGaming is only one facet of the whole online gaming market, and that this one corner has been experiencing so much growth only further feeds optimism for the wider sector's future.
When it comes to the bigger picture, over the last few years, there’s been a sharp rise in internet connectivity, with adoption rates rising more by the month. With strong mobile and broadband coverage, especially in more urban areas, it’s very clear that this is a driving factor behind the country’s high overall gaming rate, and that fibre broadband is becoming the norm.
MOBILE GAMING IN SPAIN
2024 also marked a strong year for mobile gaming. Mobile gaming is currently witnessing unprecedented growth in the country, with numbers set to rise even more in 2025. High smartphone penetration, combined with the number of diverse gaming genres, is helping to drive this expansion.
According to sites like Statista, the mobile market is going to reach US$441.26m in 2025. With current numbers indicating that it’s going to grow to US$537.38 million by 2030, it’s certainly an exciting time for the Spanish digital sector. Barcelona in particular, is also proving to be a gaming hub for the country. Infinity Ward and IO Interactive now have offices in Barcelona. Bespoke Pixel has also received $25 million in funding and has an office in the country.
With the Catalonia region generating 52% of Spanish gaming revenue, it’s safe to say that Spain in particular is carving out a niche within the gaming market. When you look at new developments and operations, it’s a very exciting time for mobile gaming, too. Barcelona is a top hub for mobile gaming development, as well as broader online content production.
As time goes on, people are starting to recognise how much potential places like Barcelona offer, and this combined with the increasingly strong internet infrastructure, is helping to make Spain as a whole a major hub for gaming. With mobile gaming and online gaming in particular reaping the benefits of this, it’s going to be exciting to see where we go from there, and how much the numbers could be set to grow even more as we approach the end of 2025.
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