Some are actively investing money in a variety of video games.
Recently, the MTS Payment service shared the results of a study of gamer behavior in Russia. According to the data presented, game purchases for 11 months of 2025 increased by 36% compared to the same period last year.
Most of the payments were made in Steam. The most popular game console is PlayStation.
Among mobile games, PUBG Mobile turned out to be the leader in the number of payments, and among PC games, Genshin Impact.
It is noted that the frequency of payments per client increased from 2.9 to 3.1, and the average check for paying for games increased by 13% to 1810 rubles per year.
Men make game purchases more often than women — 91% versus 9%.
The age of more than half of gamers is from 25 to 34 years old — 56% of payments fall on this age group, in second place is the age group 18-24 — 32% of payments for gaming.
