The facts & figures of the
Austrian Games Industry
The PGDA monitors the activity and development of the Austrian games industry by publishing an biennial Industry Report. This research provides an overview of the most important facts, figures and demographics of the Austrian game development scene.
Industry Report 2019
This research report was commissioned by the Austrian Economic Chamber and the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs, and was carried out by the research institute IWI.
The report is available for download (German, with an English summary).
The Numbers
Companies
Jobs
Revenue in millions of euros
Distribution of Jobs
The number of developers working in the Austrian games industry, distributed in the country. The majority of jobs is found in Vienna (245), followed by Styria with 115 jobs.
Developing for many platforms
- PC is the platforms most Austrian game studios develop games for
- Mobile platforms such as smartphones and tablets are the second largest category
- One third of Austrian game studios develop games for console platforms such as PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo
Supported by
WKÖ
The Austrian Economic Chambers represent more than 540,000 member companies. As the voice of Austrian business, the WKÖ is committed to forward-looking policies which benefit the economy e.g. tax relief, cutting red tape, subsidies.
BMDW
The goal of the Federal Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs is to further enhance the positive development of the Austrian business location, to actively take advantage of the opportunities offered by the digitalisation of business and society and to strengthen entrepreneurship.
IWI
The industrial economists of the IWI analyze production structures in a system oriented way and use that to develop forward-looking politico-economic concepts and solutions.