According to the Communication Unit of the Iran Video Games Foundation, Alireza Farahani, while presenting statistics on the state of the gaming industry in the world, said at the meeting: In 2024, more than 400 investment contracts in the gaming industry worth two billion dollars have been signed worldwide. Approximately 51 percent of the world's people use smartphones to play games, and it is predicted that we will witness huge developments in the field of artificial intelligence

He added: It is predicted that the value of income from the gaming industry will reach more than 600 billion dollars by 2029. This shows that this industry is growing rapidly in the world and in Iran

Farahani stated: According to the latest statistics from the Iran Video Games Foundation, we have 34 million players, more than two thousand games, and more than 150 active gaming companies in the country. This indicates the potential of young people and the good prospects for this industry in the country. A number of Iranian games celebrated reaching 20 million and 40 million users this year. This has made this market attractive for investors, publishers, and game developers

The deputy head of business development and content production at the Iran Video Games Foundation continued: 34 million Iranian players are playing games for more than 95 minutes a day, which shows that this industry will be active not only for investors and game developers, but also for other parts of the ecosystem. According to the foundation's latest survey, the turnover of the Iranian gaming industry in 1400 was more than 19 trillion tomans

He clarified: In the gaming industry ecosystem, we have various players, including the government, the operator, the publisher, game development companies and teams, game distribution stores, and investment funds, which play a key role in this area. On the other hand, providing human resources, networking, facilitating legal processes, especially in the field of investment, introducing success stories in this field, providing appropriate infrastructure, especially in the field of advertising and publishing in the field of gaming, developing the international market, and providing venture financing are among the requirements for developing the gaming industry ecosystem

Farahani concluded by saying: In order to meet these requirements in the country's gaming industry, it is necessary to plan to establish a gaming industry accelerator center