Gambling Statistics 2025: 80+ Key Facts and Stats

Gambling Statistics 2025: Key Facts and Stats of the Gambling Industry

Despite the pandemic of 2019-2024, the global gambling industry has shown impressive growth of more than 50% compound annual growth rate, with the global number of businesses in the industry increasing by 7% in 2023, and over half of all online gambling activities globally migrating to mobile devices.

When it comes to checking gambling statistics, most sources are either outdated or provide random facts. This is why we have spent several days collecting all facts we could find to represent the global gambling stats from around 2019 to 2024, providing as recent information as possible. We have broken down complicated articles and data from open sources into important numbers that are easy to read and analyze for fun or for work.

In this research we have prepared a list of over 80 of the most interesting and recent gambling facts and stats.

Key Gambling Statistics 2025
Global Gambling Industry Statistics
Online Gambling Statistics by Clusters
Market
Devices
Online Casinos
Games
Developers
Top Online Gambling Local Stats
Most Popular Types of Gambling
Gambling Addiction Statistics

Key Gambling Statistics 2025

The global gambling market grew from $449.04 billion in 2022 to $702.45 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 56.4%. According to the casino statistics, the casino and online gambling sector worldwide were estimated at roughly 207 billion U.S. dollars in 2021
There are 4,305 online casinos & online gambling businesses as of 2023, an increase of 7% from 2022. In 2021, the number was 3,683, and in 2020 – even fewer, 3,328 businesses
Mobile devices accounted for 70% of online betting revenue in 2020
Around 26% of the population gamble globally
1.6 billion people worldwide are gamblers
4.2 billion people gamble at least once every year
About 6% of students reported gambling in the past month

Global Gambling Industry Statistics

This section contains some interesting facts and numbers of the gambling stats overall. Most facts you will find here are from the years 2019-2022 in case the year is not indicated specifically because the stats show these numbers being stable over the course of years.

85% of Americans have gambled at least once in their lives; 60% in the past year
Almost half (46%) of all under-35s are now gamblers, with one in three of them (30%) admitting their habit has increased over the last 12 months, according to the Health, Wealth and Happiness Index by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) for life insurance broker LifeSearch.
14% of gamblers read the terms and conditions at the casino. The majority (65%) are aware of the terms and conditions but have not read them. 1 in 5 people (21%) were not aware that there are terms and conditions to read.
55% of players use their mobile devices like smartphones or tablets, with 12% preferring to gamble while commuting
In 2022, Asia Pacific was the largest region in the gambling market (USD 19.5 billion)
According to the casino stats, total visits to the top casino websites worldwide declined by just over 12% year-over-year from 753 million in February 2021 to 660.2 million in February 2022
The total revenue of the European gambling market reached 113.4 billion euros in 2023, a figure which was forecast to increase to 126.3 billion by 2026
In 2022, globally, 63% of the audience falls between 18–34 years old, and 37% of the gambling population is 35+ years old
Commercial casinos in the United States won more than $60 billion from gamblers in 2022, the best year in the industry’s history so far
In 2022, In-person gambling accounts for more than 80% of the industry’s revenue. Online betting provided almost 20%, with hybrid gambling types in between
2022-23, GambleAware received £46.5m ($58.2m) in donations
Europe’s gambling market revenue reached €108,5 billion gross gaming revenue, a 23% rise compared to 2021. Online gambling revenue increased by 8% to €38,2bn gross gaming revenue.
46 new gaming licenses were issued in 2020 by MGA alone

Online Gambling Statistics by Clusters

Online forms of gambling and betting already account for almost 1 fifth of all gambling activities globally. Mobile devices (also in the online gambling framework) already account for 85% of all gambling activity, and the numbers will increase. This section gives the most interesting insights into online gambling stats in recent years (around 2019 to 2023).

Market

In 2022, In-person gambling accounts for more than 80% of the industry’s revenue. Online betting provided almost 20%, with hybrid gambling types in between.
Nearly $27 billion was invested in ads by gaming marketers and developers worldwide in 2022 to acquire new users.
Europe dominated the online gambling market in 2022 by accounting for a revenue share of around 41.0%, owing to the legalization of online gambling, and the presence of stringent regulations and safe practices in the region.
As for gaming app revenues, the State of Gaming report reveals that consumers spent the most on in-app purchases (IAP) in role-playing and social casino (not real money) games. Purchases in these game categories declined mostly in the second half of 2022, leading to an overall drop in IAP revenues by 7% compared to the first half of the year.
According to online gambling stats in 2022, studios and operators spent a total of $26.7 Billion on gaming app ads.
In 2021, Bank transfer accounts for 40% of all deposit methods. Credit and debit cards accounted for 34.7%, e-wallets, and online accounts were used in 13.2% of cases of depositing. The remaining 12.1% of deposits were made via other banking methods.
66.8% of withdrawals were made through bank transfers. Credit/debit cards and e-wallets were used for 15.5% of withdrawals and online accounts were used for 14.7% of withdrawals. The remaining 3% of withdrawals were made via pre-paid vouchers, mobile payments, etc.

Devices

According to online gambling stats data published by the New York State government, over 650,000 unique accounts were created on mobile betting apps in 2021.
Overall, Android game app installs rose slightly, by 8% compared to 2021, whereas iOS game app installs showed a small decline, with a 5% drop.

Online Casinos

According to the gambling facts and statistics by the American Gaming Association (AGA), around 2,800 sites were active online and offered games and activities, such as poker, lottery, and bingo, as of 2018.
In May 2021, a study by the University of Bristol showed regular online gamblers were more than six times more likely to gamble online as compared to pre-pandemic levels.

Games

Slots make up 87.5% of all game content on the 2,500 operator pages. The Live casino stats show that Live games in the second spot account for around 5% of all game content on the page.
There are more than 25,000 unique games across operator sites, up 33% from 2020.
2022 vs. 2021: 48% growth rate for Android casino games of various types, 3 times more Hypercasual, and 5x higher growth rate in puzzle and Role Playing games (RPG).
79.7% of online gambling revenue was generated through slots, 13.7% through table games, and 6.4% was generated through other games like lotteries and virtual sports.

Developers

The top 10 studios have 56% of all game titles globally.
Game content supplied by larger groups now accounts for 70% of all content on casino sites and the number is still rising.

Supplier Group	No. games produced in 2022
Games Global	186
Spinomenal	178
Pragmatic Play	165
Evolution Gaming	155
Playtech	138

An average number of games at online casinos

An average online casino contains around 600+ games titles and features around 50 studios

Fact	2022	2021
Avg. number of games on an operator’s site	650	545
Avg. number of studios on an operator’s site	50	36
Games launched per month per operator*	45	39
Any new game % of all new games on operator site	2%	3%
Any new game % of total games on operator site	0.2%	0.2%
Most studios per site	257
% of sites that have >100 studios	16%

Top Online Gambling Local Stats

Most Popular Types of Gambling

The popularity of games and other gambling activities is hard to define due to many factors, including cultural background, revenue patterns, legal background in every region, and the fact that players rarely prefer only one type of game – for example, people that buy lottery tickets can also play bingo.

The visuals below represent the global trends of popularity for different gambling activities. The chart for Europe differs from the Rest of the World chart because lottery and bingo are more popular in North America while casinos and sports have traditionally been popular in many European countries. Statistics about gambling for each country also differ a lot, so these charts give a general idea of each activity’s popularity on a bigger scale.

The most popular gambling products in Europe

The most popular gambling games in Europe are: Casino 39%, Sports 34%, Lottery 18%, Poker 4%, Bingo 3%, Skill gaming 1%

Casinos

The recent gambling industry statistics show that 79.7% of online gambling revenue was generated through slots, 13.7% through table games, and 6.4% was generated through other games like lotteries and virtual sports.
Based on game form, the global online gambling & betting market is divided into poker, casino, sports betting, bingo, lottery, and others.
Sports betting was the largest segment of the online gambling & betting market in 2019. It is expected to register growth by a CAGR of 11% over the forecast period.

Sports Betting

Sports betting, both online and offline, is a billion-dollar global industry and the revenues are growing. It must be mentioned, however, that due to the unregulated sports betting market in Asia and some grey markets across the globe, the stats are not complete and the industry can eventually be worth some billions more.
According to the data of sports gambling stats in 2021, the most popular type of sports was football (70.6% of revenue), bets on tennis (7.4%), basketball (6.5%), cricket (3.8%), and the rest 11.8% was generated through esports, betting on horses, golf, etc.
The global sports betting market accounted for USD 83.65 billion in 2022 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% from 2023 to 2030.
By sports type, the football segment registered a market share of more than 24.0% in 2022. Following football, the horse-racing segment accounted for the second-largest market share in 2022, growing at a CAGR of over 8.0% during the forecast period. The basketball and baseball segments are also expected to witness a CAGR of more than 10% owing to increasing trends toward betting among these sports types.

Poker

Online poker games of all kinds became popular early in the 2000s but even despite this, poker remained a niche market and only several years later it became a still narrow but global industry.
Current statistics of gambling show that the worldwide online Poker market growth was valued at $86.2 billion in 2022. By 2030, the industry is expected to reach $237.5 Billion.
There are over 450,000 live tournament poker players in the world listed in the Global Poker Index.

Lottery

Lottery is a very popular activity in many countries and most lotteries are monopolized by governmental agencies.
Even in countries where casino-style gambling and other types of betting are illegal or are still in the gray zone, lotteries are usually legal.
The global online lottery market is expected to grow to $10.75 billion in 2023 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.1%, compared to $10.04 billion in 2022.
Europe was the largest region in the online lottery market in 2022.
Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the near future.
In the US, 70% to 79% of lottery incomes come from 20% – 29% of all lottery players.

Bingo

There are over 100 million players of online Bingo, globally.
Interestingly, according to online casino statistics, compared to all other gambling-related activities like online casino games, sports betting, etc., 70-80% of Bingo players are women (while other gambling activities are commonly pursued by men). Most online Bingo players are between 30 and 50 years old.
The number of worldwide bingo halls is estimated to be more than 10,000.
The online bingo gambling market, valued at USD 60,008.22 million in 2022, will reach USD 145,424.01 million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 11.70% during the forecast period of 2023 to 2030.

Gambling Addiction Statistics

Safe gaming and Responsible Gambling gain more importance as the industry develops. Countries adapt their legislation to fit the quickly growing market, and at the same time, the concern about fair gaming and gambling addiction grows globally.

In 2020 alone, MGA resolved 6,170 requests for assistance in terms of fair gaming. In 2022, gambling addiction statistics worldwide show that the percentage of severe problem gamblers ranged from 0.1% to 5.8% globally (depending on the research methods and criteria).

The gambling addiction statistics below provide some insights into the topic.

According to the stats on gambling addiction, 90% of individuals suffering from gambling addiction withdraw cash advances from their credit cards to gamble
Up to 23 million Americans land in debt due to gambling
The average loss that sends people into debt is calculated to be around $55,000.
up to 34% of people with gambling disorder also suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

2021 – 2022 UK study on teenage gambling shows the attributes of the younger generation of gamblers to gambling activities and reflects some gambling addiction stats.

78% of young people who spent their own money gambling in the last 12 months did so because they regard it as a fun thing to do
21% of young people agree that gambling makes them feel happy
29% of young people disagreed that gambling made them happy
29% of young people were unsure whether gambling made them happy or not
28% of young people had seen family members they live with gamble
Out of those who witnessed family members gambling, 7% indicated it had resulted in arguments or tension at home
11% of young people said that gambling by a family member had helped to pay for things at home, such as holidays, trips, or clubs

FAQ

How big is the gambling industry?

The global gambling market was $449.04 billion in 2022 and is valued at $702.45 billion in 2023.

How big is the online gambling market?

According to online gambling statistics, in 2022, the global online market was valued at $ 63.53 billion.

What region has the biggest share of the global gambling market?

In 2021, Asia Pacific is the largest region globally accounting for over 32% of the industry share.

How many people gamble?

If roughly 26% of all people in the world gamble, in 2023 around 2,091,780,987 people are gamblers.

What gender gambles the most?

According to the overwhelming majority of studies, men gamble more often.

What are the most popular gambling games?

This data differs for different regions. In some regions, people prefer casino games and bets on sports to other activities. In other regions, online gambling statistics show that lotteries and bingo are the most popular activities.

How many people have a gambling addiction?

Up-to-date statistics on gambling addiction claim that up to 6% of all gamblers have a gambling addiction. If around 2,091,780,987 people gamble, out of them 125,506,859 people have a certain level of gambling addiction.