The Covid-19 pandemic has driven a surge in gaming in South Africa, with the popularity of Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Among Us and Animal Crossing fanning the flame further.
However, in South Africa, there is one significant challenge for gamers, namely high data cost. The country ranks 148th out of 228 countries globally, with data more expensive than in much of Africa, including Nigeria (58th), Kenya (41st), Tanzania (23d) and Rwanda (64th).
So, how has South Africa still seen such an explosive growth in gaming, despite the high cost of data?
A global trend
Newzoo’s Global Games Market Report predicts the rise of gaming in 2021, with 2.8-billion gamers worldwide helping the market generate revenues of $189.3-billion. To put this into perspective, it’s more than four times movie box office revenues ($43-billion in 2019) and more than three times…
