2010 Digital Goods Report – Women Spend More Than Men on Virtual Goods
Posted by IESherpaJul 23
VGMarket and PlaySpan, released their 2010 Digital Goods Report on Wednesday. The report reveals consumer behavior patterns among existing customers of third-party and first-party online game marketplaces.
The median spent on digital goods in 2009 was:
- $50 per year for Social Networks
- $40 per year for MMOs
- $40 per year for Casual Games
- $40 per year for Free to Play Games
- $37 per year for PC Games with Online Play
- $20 per year for Console Games with Online Play
Other key points include:
- 32% of respondents made purchases within social networks
- Males are playing significantly more games and are the primary drivers of total digital goods sales
- North American women 25 and older are spending disproportionately large sums of money on digital goods
- The average female spent $55 dollars on Social Network games compared to $30 for males
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