India’s digital transformation has rapidly positioned the country as one of the largest and fastest-growing markets in the world, with over 700 million internet users. According to a report by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), India is on track to achieve a USD 300-billion electronics industry and a USD 1-trillion digital economy by 2025-26, potentially contributing 18-23% to the national GDP.
A key driver of this ambitious goal is the rapidly growing online gaming sector, which is expected to have transformative cross-sectoral impacts. The sector is set to boost India’s digital economy by driving foreign direct investment (FDI), tax revenues, employment, and the growth of complementary industries such as fintech, Web 3.0, augmented reality (AR), and cybersecurity.
India’s online gaming industry stimulates demand for processors, content, devices, and broadband access, all while accelerating technological development. This ripple effect benefits industries such as media, healthcare, manufacturing, and automotive.
A Finnish study highlighted how gaming companies lead in rapid development cycles and technological innovations that spill over into other sectors. Technologies like game engines, virtual reality (VR), AR, and rendering software are now widely used in industries like healthcare, where VR and AR aid in medical training, and in manufacturing, where rendering software improves process efficiency.
In countries like the UK and Nordic economies, gaming technologies have revolutionized sectors such as energy extraction, IT, and machinery manufacturing, boosting productivity and efficiency. These spillover effects are expected to fuel similar innovation and economic diversification in India.
India’s online gaming sector is also linked to the progress in the fintech industry. Digital payment solutions, which are crucial for the gaming sector’s growth, are driving fintech adoption. One major Indian gaming platform processes over 4 billion micro-transactions monthly, making up roughly one in every 300 UPI transactions in the country.
With over 20% of players making their first digital payment through gaming platforms, online gaming is playing a vital role in expanding fintech in India. As the online gaming industry grows, it will stimulate further growth and advancements in the fintech sector, contributing to the broader digital economy.
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