Virtual economies employ 400,000 people in 2008
Fact recorded on: August 22, 2008. Categories: Consoles, General, PCs, Software, WWW.
In 2008 the virtual game economy employs 400,000 people who earn an average of $145 per month, creating a global market worth about $500 mln, according to Professor Richard Heeks from the University of Manchester. 80% of virtual game workers are based in China.
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