Gaming Industry Hiring Concentration
- As of September 2026 (week of 2026-09-06), gaming-industry hiring concentration measures 98 on the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) — low concentration, per Gaming Job Tracker data.
- The top 5 studios by active job count hold 14% of all active gaming-industry listings; the top 20 hold 36%.
Gaming industry hiring concentration, measured with the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI), for the week of 2026-09-06: 98 — Low Concentration. The market is competitive with hiring spread across many studios. Data last refreshed 2026-09-15.
How concentrated is gaming industry hiring?
The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) sums the squared market share of every studio's active job postings. Below 1,500 is considered a competitive market, 1,500–2,500 moderately concentrated, and above 2,500 highly concentrated.
Weekly History
| Week | HHI |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-22 | 238 |
| 2026-07-12 | 127 |
| 2026-07-19 | 128 |
| 2026-07-26 | 127 |
| 2026-08-02 | 109 |
| 2026-08-09 | 109 |
| 2026-08-16 | 102 |
| 2026-08-23 | 107 |
| 2026-08-30 | 106 |
| 2026-09-06 | 98 |
Methodology: active listings are scraped hourly from 555+ tracked studio ATS boards; closed listings are tracked (410), not deleted; tag-derived stats (tools, platforms, education) are denominated against jobs tag extraction has actually reached, not every active listing. Read the full methodology →
Data last refreshed 2026-09-15.