Significant Growth and Employment Surge was demonstrated by Serbia’s Gaming Industry in 2023

The results of the research from the Serbian Video Game Industry Association (SGA) presented at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS) show a 17 percent increase made by Serbia’s gaming industry in 2023. It earned more than 175 million euros, and also a rise in employment was seen.
According to Mihailo Vesović, Director of Strategic Analysis, Services and Internationalisation at the PKS, original products are being developed by 57 percent of companies. Games produced in Serbia have been purchased or downloaded more than one hundred million times.
Vesović said that the gaming industry got a positive impact from significant geostrategic changes, which is a vital link between the creative, social and technical sciences. He highlighted that Serbian gamers’ appearance in Cologne last year got an astonishing support and this continuity will be maintained this year. They had also signed an agreement with the Association as a confirmation and official recognition of close and successful cooperation.
The exceptional growth in employment (by 98 percent) is the most notable change from 2022. It is estimated that 4,300 gaming professionals are working in Serbia now.
The PKS attributes this growth to the large number of gaming professionals and their families who have relocated to Serbia from Russia, Ukraine and Belarus and to the fact that some of the world’s leading companies, such as Wargaming, Playri, and Sperasoft now have their largest offices in Serbia. They expect this influx of knowledge and experience to significantly impact the local gaming industry.
The creation of 475 new positions, with women comprising 28 percent of the industry’s workforce, is also included in this year plans.

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