{"id":36041,"date":"2025-08-06T14:35:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T09:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwaliorbuzz.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/kreos-latest-survey-results-reveal-the-face-of-the-indian-gaming-industry\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T14:35:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T09:05:29","slug":"kreos-latest-survey-results-reveal-the-face-of-the-indian-gaming-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwaliorbuzz.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/06\/kreos-latest-survey-results-reveal-the-face-of-the-indian-gaming-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Kreo\u2019s Latest Survey Results Reveal The Face of the Indian Gaming Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><b>Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 6: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/kreo-tech.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Kreo<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a next-generation Indian consumer electronics brand dedicated to empowering content creators and gamers with premium, innovative, and accessible gear, has released a nationwide, landmark study titled \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docsend.com\/v\/t99z2\/kreo_howindiagames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>How India Games<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201c. The report reveals that more than 35% of Indian gamers today are working professionals across demographic, including engineers, creators, marketers, and entrepreneurs. Women over 35 are emerging as one of the fastest-growing gaming segments, and over half of India\u2019s gamers say they want to build careers in content creation or esports.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaming in India has outgrown its stereotypes. Data shows that 35% of Indian gamers are creators, coders, and entrepreneurs.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gen Z Gamers, Working Professionals, and Women 35+ Are Driving India\u2019s Gaming Boom<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kreo\u2019s survey of nearly 6,000 gamers reveals explosive growth, rising female participation, and a harsh reality for many online<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The report is a result of a first-of-its-kind deep dive into the identities, habits, and aspirations of nearly 5,900+ Indian gamers, and arrives at a moment of major industry momentum. According to a recent report by WinZO Games and IEIC, India\u2019s online gaming sector is expected to more than double to $9.1 billion by 2029, with the country already home to nearly 20% of the global gamer base.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Key findings:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 35% of gamers are entrepreneurs, techies, and creators, dispelling the old myth that gaming is just for students.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nation\u2019s gaming population is racing forward with an annual growth pegged at 16%.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gender tide is slowly turning, and women are changing the face of Indian gaming.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While men (94%) have historically dominated the gaming scene, women are rapidly catching up after age 35.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">73% of female gamers admit to hiding their gender online, driven by experiences of harassment, yet they are still joining, creating, and leading new communities.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaming is fueling dreams:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly one in five have participated in esports competitions, which represents a powerful, untapped potential for participation and content creation, surging across all age groups.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">53% of gamers are actively interested in creating their own content, many already stream, code, and collaborate as part of a burgeoning creator economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the rise of console and PC-only gamers, \u201cmobile gaming\u201d remains the most popular entry point, with a massive 88% of gamers dabbling on smartphones, often alongside other devices.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, most Indian parents still see gaming as a \u201cwaste of time\u201d, yet nearly one in ten parents have joined a game with their children, hinting at a slow but sure generational shift.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cGaming was an escape for me when I was young. Evaluating the results of this report, it seems an even more prevalent option to solve loneliness in India. Today, gaming is an even more defining part of how 300M+ Indians connect, create, and express themselves,\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> said Ishan Sukul, Co-founder and CEO, Kreo. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith How India Games, we wanted to go beyond numbers to understand what gaming really means to people, how its solving cultural issues, including depression.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India is home to one of the largest gaming populations in the world. As gaming grows from a pastime into a parallel economy and cultural force, reports like \u2018How India Games\u2019 become critical in understanding both how we play and who we are becoming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docsend.com\/v\/t99z2\/kreo_howindiagames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Download the full report here.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>About Kreo:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kreo is an upcoming, fast-growing performance-tech brand reshaping how India games, creates, and builds. Founded in 2022, Kreo builds high-performance gear, including precision mice, mechanical keyboards, ergonomic chairs, and creator-first accessories. The brand combines thoughtful design, durable engineering, and accessible pricing to meet the needs of India\u2019s next 500 million digital natives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Headquartered in Bangalore, Kreo is backed by Sauce VC, The Chona Family Office, and a strong network of angel investors. With a rapidly growing D2C presence and a loyal community of gamers, streamers, and content creators, Kreo is becoming a key player in India\u2019s evolving tech and hardware ecosystem. From esports athletes to everyday creators and office-goers, Kreo is where comfort meets speed, and style meets performance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>About the founder &amp; CEO \u2013 Ishan Sukul:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ishan Sukul is the founder and CEO of Kreo. An engineer by degree and a creator at heart, Ishan began his career in consulting, venture capital and building digital-first brands. Seeing a lack of premium, well-designed and accessible tech gear in the Indian market, we set out to build Kreo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Off the clock, Ishan\u2019s a tech, anime and sports nerd, FPS gamer, and a firm believer that India\u2019s next tech giants won\u2019t be platforms, they\u2019ll be product-led.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contacts:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alisha Priyadarsini \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Alisha@starsquaredpr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Alisha@starsquaredpr.com<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radhika Prabhu \u2013 <\/span><a href=\"mailto:Radhika@starsquaredpr.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>Radhika@starsquaredpr.com<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 6: Kreo, a next-generation Indian consumer electronics brand dedicated to empowering content creators and gamers with premium, innovative, and accessible gear, has released a nationwide, landmark [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":36042,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[646],"class_list":["post-36041","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-business","rishi-post"],"rishi__cb_customizer_meta":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gwaliorbuzz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36041","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gwaliorbuzz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gwaliorbuzz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gwaliorbuzz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gwaliorbuzz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36041"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gwaliorbuzz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36041\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gwaliorbuzz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36042"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gwaliorbuzz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36041"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gwaliorbuzz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36041"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gwaliorbuzz.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36041"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}