Toys and Games in the United Arab Emirates

May 2023 | 31 pages | ID: TF62AEABBCFEN
Euromonitor International Ltd

Abstracts

Both traditional toys and games and video games in the United Arab Emirates performed well in 2022. There was already a large performance gap between video games and traditional toys and games over the review period prior to the emergence of the pandemic, and this gap expanded significantly in 2020. Sales growth of video games continued to outperform that of traditional toys and games towards the end of the review period, although the latter gained stronger momentum during 2022.

Euromonitor International's Toys and Games in United Arab Emirates report offers a comprehensive guide to the size and shape of the market at a national level. It provides the latest retail sales data 2018-2022, allowing you to identify the sectors driving growth. It identifies the leading companies, the leading brands and offers strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market – be they new product developments, distribution or pricing issues. Forecasts to 2027 illustrate how the market is set to change.

Product coverage: Traditional Toys and Games, Video Games.

Data coverage: market sizes (historic and forecasts), company shares, brand shares and distribution data.

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• Get a detailed picture of the Toys and Games market;
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• Use five-year forecasts to assess how the market is predicted to develop.

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Contents

TOYS AND GAMES IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Toys and games in 2022: The big picture
2022 key trends
Competitive landscape
Retailing developments
What next for toys and games?
MARKET DATA
Table 1 Sales of Toys and Games by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 2 Sales of Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 3 NBO Company Shares of Toys and Games: % Value 2018-2022
Table 4 LBN Brand Shares of Toys and Games: % Value 2019-2022
Table 5 Distribution of Toys and Games by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 6 Forecast Sales of Toys and Games by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 7 Forecast Sales of Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
DISCLAIMER
SOURCES
Summary 1 Research Sources
TRADITIONAL TOYS AND GAMES IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2022 DEVELOPMENTS
Construction remains the top performer in 2022
Action figures and accessories gains momentum
Sales of games and puzzles remain below pre-pandemic levels
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Players become increasingly environmentally- and socially-conscious
E-commerce set to gain further penetration of traditional toys and games
Solid growth predicted for scientific/educational over forecast period
CATEGORY DATA
Table 8 Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 9 Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 10 Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Licensed vs Non-Licensed: % Value 2017-2022
Table 11 NBO Company Shares of Traditional Toys and Games: % Value 2018-2022
Table 12 LBN Brand Shares of Traditional Toys and Games: % Value 2019-2022
Table 13 Distribution of Traditional Toys and Games by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 14 Forecast Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 15 Forecast Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027
Table 16 Forecast Sales of Traditional Toys and Games by Licensed vs Non-Licensed: % Value 2022-2027
VIDEO GAMES IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
KEY DATA FINDINGS
2022 DEVELOPMENTS
Console releases from Sony and Microsoft fuel growth of video games in 2022
The growth of mobile games in the United Arab Emirates
Further e-commerce penetration of video games
PROSPECTS AND OPPORTUNITIES
Positive performance predicted for video games software
Static consoles to lose ground
Further sales growth for AR/VR headsets, supported by software innovations
CATEGORY DATA
Table 17 Sales of Video Games by Category: Value 2017-2022
Table 18 Sales of Video Games by Category: % Value Growth 2017-2022
Table 19 NBO Company Shares of Video Games: % Value 2018-2022
Table 20 LBN Brand Shares of Video Games: % Value 2019-2022
Table 21 NBO Company Shares of Video Games Hardware: % Value 2018-2022
Table 22 LBN Brand Shares of Video Games Hardware: % Value 2019-2022
Table 23 NBO Company Shares of Video Games Software: % Value 2018-2022
Table 24 Distribution of Video Games by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 25 Distribution of Video Games Hardware by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 26 Distribution of Video Games Software by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 27 Distribution of Video Games Software (Physical) by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 28 Distribution of Video Games Software (Digital) by Format: % Value 2017-2022
Table 29 Forecast Sales of Video Games by Category: Value 2022-2027
Table 30 Forecast Sales of Video Games by Category: % Value Growth 2022-2027