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I SPECIAL FEATURE I NOMADIC LIFESTYLE I<br />

Cordless<br />

accessories and<br />

gaming hardware<br />

among GfK’s key<br />

sweet spots for<br />

IFA 2022<br />

In the following pages we dive into the world<br />

of "nomadic lifestyle", highlighting some key<br />

innovations on show in IFA's product segments<br />

Audio, Computing & Gaming, Imaging, Fitness<br />

& Digital Health and IFA Communication. Get<br />

started with some exclusive data from the PC<br />

hardware and gaming sectors by GfK.<br />

CAN GAMING ACCESSORIES<br />

REGAIN MOMENTUM AFTER THE<br />

LAST TWO YEARS?<br />

The last two years have seen record sales of<br />

gaming products and accessories, facilitated by<br />

the impact of Covid-19 with people staying at<br />

home and looking for entertainment. However,<br />

gaming accessories could not perform at the<br />

same levels in 2022, with gaming mice and<br />

gaming keyboards declining by 6% and minus<br />

5% respectively.<br />

That said, cordless devices had a successful first<br />

half of 2022, with sales of cordless keyboards and<br />

mice increasing by 48% and 14% respectively.<br />

These segments are still relatively niche, with<br />

revenue not reaching the same level as corded<br />

counterparts. However, due to being easy to use<br />

and handle, the cordless segment is expected to<br />

grow further and bring a positive stimulus to the<br />

gaming accessories market.<br />

GAMING HARDWARE:<br />

MOBILE PC AND MONITOR<br />

The gaming hardware segment, made up of<br />

products such as mobile PCs and monitors,<br />

continued to outperform the category average in<br />

the first half year of 2022.<br />

Gaming laptops achieved 3% growth in this<br />

period, while non-gaming mobile PCs declined<br />

by 7% in revenue in the first half of 2022<br />

compared to the previous year. This is mostly<br />

due to the higher price point of the gaming<br />

segment as a premium product, with an average<br />

selling price of gaming laptops being 1.4 times<br />

higher than the category average.<br />

The total sales of monitors decreased slightly by<br />

4%, but models with a refresh rate of 144 hertz<br />

and higher grew by 4%<br />

KEY FIGURES<br />

+48% Increase of cordless keybord sales in<br />

the first half of 2022<br />

1.4 Selling price of gaming laptops 1.4 times<br />

higher than category average<br />

+4% Increase in total sales for Monitors with<br />

refresh rate of 144 hertz and higher<br />

20 IFA INTERNATIONAL • FRIDAY 2 ND SEPTEMBER 2022<br />

news.ifa-berlin.com

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