
MTS experts have analyzed the preferences of gamers in the current winter. In
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In December and January Russians traditionally do the most payments for gaming. This is aided by pre-holiday sales, long weekends and weather conditions.
According to service “MTS Payments” in December Russians made in 1.5 times more payments for gaming by compared with the monthly average value 2024 year, a average check increased by 10% to 1 700 rubles. The biggest payment was 30 050 rubles.
The number of payments per one user in December 2024 year increased to 2.1, which is also the biggest indicator in 2024 year. Analytics such indicators growth are explained by that domestic gamers are stocking up games in anticipation of the long New Year holidays.
The majority of payments in The leaders in gaming sessions in the first half of January 2025 year were: 1. Cyberpunk 2077 – 4.6%; 2. Hogwarts Legacy – 3.3%; 3. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – 2.6%; 4. Red Dead Redemption 2 – 2.5%; 5. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl – 2.5%. Interestingly, that on New Year’s holiday there was a sharp increase in interest in the Hogwarts Legacy, the action of which is set in the In top regions where cloud gaming is most popular, include Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar country, and Sverdlovsk, Novosibirsk, Nizhegorod and Rostov regions.