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Spain is a growing European games and esports market with a substantial domestic development base, international revenue exposure and a broad connected population.

Spanish city skyline, representing Spain's national games, creative and esports ecosystem.

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Updated September 11, 2026

Market snapshot

Active studios

820[1]

Active Spanish game-development studios reported for 2025.

Games revenue

€1.464bn[1]

2024 revenue reported in Spain's 2025 white paper on game development.

Games employment

10,508 jobs[1]

Employment reported for the Spanish games-development sector in the 2025 white paper.

Internet users

96.3%[2]

Share of people aged 16–74 using the internet in 2025.

Esports revenue

€44m[3]

2024 esports revenue reported in Spain's 2025 audiovisual-sector report; the report also cites more than 22 million players.

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TopicCurrent positionCommercial implication

Topic

Domestic development base

Current position

Spain's 2025 white paper counted 820 active studios, €1.464 billion in 2024 revenue and 10,508 jobs.[1]

Commercial implication

Publishing, co-development, investment and service partnerships can source local capability, but should distinguish studio scale, ownership and regional concentration.

Verified Sep 11, 2026

Topic

International revenue exposure

Current position

The same white paper reported that 52% of Spanish games revenue came from abroad.[1]

Commercial implication

Spanish partners may bring export and multilingual capability, while rights and distribution assumptions still need to be set title by title.

Verified Sep 11, 2026

Market ecosystem

Publishers and operators

Spain's games and esports economy combines domestic studios, international publishers and media companies building local and cross-border properties.

Ubisoft· International publisher and developer Riot Games· Publisher and esports operator OverActive Media· International esports and entertainment company

Clubs and competition

Club identity is increasingly linked to international esports circuits and Spanish-language fan communities.

Movistar KOI· Spanish esports club League of Legends· PC competitive ecosystem VALORANT· PC competitive ecosystem

Events and media

Spain's connected population and creative economy support national events, media production and international esports activation.

VALORANT Champions Tour· Global competition Esports World Cup· International multi-title competition

City footprint

Barakaldo

Barakaldo is a municipality in Bizkaia within Greater Bilbao. Its services economy and Bilbao Exhibition Centre make it a regional venue for trade fairs and international events.

Barcelona

Barcelona is a city in the spain market. The city hosted a Counter-Strike event listed in Liquipedia's S-Tier archive in 2005.

Madrid

Madrid is Spain's capital and a video-game development centre. The city council reported that 23.2% of Spain's video-game development studios were located in Madrid in 2025.

Málaga

Málaga is a municipality in Andalusia, Spain, with a resident population of 597,173 in 2025.

Melilla

Melilla, Spain, is a coastal city and the home base of the esports club Melilla Titans.

Murcia

Murcia is a Spanish city and the location of the Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia and its UCAM Esports Club.

València

València is a Mediterranean port city on Spain's east coast and the capital of the Valencian Community. The city supports local video-game and esports activity through València Game City and municipal esports programming.

References3

[1]DEV: White Paper on Spanish Game Development 2025 — Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration
[2]Survey on equipment and use of information and communication technologies in households — National Statistics Institute of Spain
[3]Third annual report on the audiovisual sector in Spain 2025 — Spanish Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration

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