Saturday, 25 July 2026 | Asia's First Monthly Magazine on e-Governance · Est. 2005

3G to Give Momentum to Mobile Gaming Market

The Mobile gaming industry, is estimated to grow by upto 200% by the next financial year with the help of 3G. The Mobile gaming industry which is currently pegged at INR 100 crore is contributing just 1% of the entire VAS offering.

The Mobile gaming industry, is estimated to grow by upto 200% by the next financial year with the help of 3G. The Mobile gaming industry which is currently pegged at INR 100 crore is contributing just 1% of the entire VAS offering.


The mobile games market, on a global basis was worth around $5.4billion (Rs 27,372 crore approx) in 2008. SMS in India still occupies the largest pie of the total VAS offerings whereas, ringtones, music download, GPRS based applications together constitue less than 20% of VAS.

AdvertisementSingle Page Desktop Image
EN
Written by

Elets News Network

Elets News Network reports on governance, public policy and digital government across India.

The eGov Weekly Briefing

A weekly round-up of governance news, interviews and policy analysis — in your inbox.