Vietnam now has 12 million gamers, the majority of whom are students and office workers, Truong Hoai Trang, vice chairman of Vietnam Software Association (VINASA) told a recent conference in Ho Chi Minh City.

The survey of more than 1,250 game players showed 70 percent preferred online games. Forty percent of the players spent between VND160,000-300,000 (US$8.75-16.40) on games each month while others paid VND70,000-160,000 ($3.82-8.75), according to the survey.

It is estimated that game industry earned $130 million last year, accounting for 70 percent of the country’s earnings in digital industry, the conference heard.

Source: Tuoi Tre