Tier-3 cities in India see massive boom in mobile gaming in 2021: Study

The top 30 of them reported up to 170% more gamers than in 2020. Some of the small towns have more than 100% to up to 200% growth in online gamers

India’s tier-III cities and towns have witnessed a significant rise in the number of online gamers in 2021, according to the India Mobile Gaming Report 2021 (IMGR) by Mobile Premier League (MPL), an esports and skill gaming platform. The top 30 of them reported up to 170 per cent more gamers compared to 2020. Some of the small towns have more than 100 per cent to up to 200 per cent growth in online gamers.

Siwan (Bihar), Baimanagoi (Chattisgarh) and Sri Ganganagar (Rajasthan) witnessed 123 per cent, 179 per cent and 52 per cent growth in number of gamers. Small cities