Among Us Had Roughly Half A Billion Users In November As Overall Game Revenue Soars

Gaming is a great option to remain entertained and can provide multiple hours of content continuously. Moreover, new consoles and computer parts hit the market in November, creating a spike in game sales. You can see where top games fell when it came to sales in the chart below.
Overall, it was found that mobile gaming earnings are up 9% while PC gaming earnings are up an impressive 22%, which sets a “new revenue record” according to SuperData.  Console earnings were up 24% but ended up slightly below the all-time record set in April of this year. The theory is that a limited supply of consoles this year may have hampered game sales. People were likely waiting to get a new console before they bought a game, so they did not buy the game when they could not get a new console. As it turns out, though, none of that mattered for the most popular game ever, and it was not even on the top-grossing chart.
SuperData reports that with half a billion players in November, Among Us, is “now by far the most popular game ever in terms of monthly players.” Among Us is not a heavily monetized game (loot boxes and the like), and it only costs $5 on PC, so earnings are significantly smaller than the bigger games that made the chart up above. Moreover, the PC version of Among Us accounted for 64% of revenue from August to November, though only having 3% of the total player base recorded.

Ultimately, Among Us being an incredibly popular game is not surprising but being the “most popular game ever in terms of monthly players” is a little shocking. It is also interesting to see the video game market thriving amidst a pandemic where several other entertainment platforms are struggling. Perhaps we will see video games become a more substantial entertainment medium over the next few months as more people get involved.