Online games have grown in popularity by a landslide due to the growth in broadband users. According to wired.com the growth of online gaming is due to the growth in broadband connections. "Crucial for the growth of online gaming, 60 percent of these new connections will be broadband (defined in India as 256 Kbps and higher). " source: http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/news/2006/06/71155

Many huge developed countries are enjoying the growth of online gaming. UK is becoming a major player in the online gaming industry. "Chan-Palmateer believes, Brand name operators and games along with increasing government regulation such as we're seeing in the UK will be key drivers to foster a credible marketplace and spur further market growth of online gaming into mainstream online entertainment." source: http://www.gamingindustrystocks.com/Articles/Gambling_Market_Momentum.asp

Online gaming is feeding into the rapid growth of other compatable industries. Broadband and online gaming form a symbiotic relationship, each feeding into the growth of the market. "Broadband adoption has proliferated the growth of online gaming." source: http://www.sandvine.com/solutions/resource_library.asp

Who could have predicated the growth of online gaming reaching such huge proportions? Many sectors business growth has been affected by this gaming 'revolution'. "Rapid Internet development has fueled the growth of online gaming, which has impacted various sectors like telecom, Internet, computer, software and consumer electronics," Grace Zheng, a senior analyst at IDC, said in a statement. source: http://www.thestandard.com/movabletype/datadigest/archives/003210.php

PC online gaming is growing at lightening speed in the Asian market of Taiwan and Korea. As you can see from the following excerpt the growth is also related to the growth of broadband connections. "Government support of broadband and the PC bang phenomenon both contributed to the runaway growth of online gaming in Korea, which is now being replicated in hyper-growth markets Taiwan and China." source: http://www.dfcint.com/game_article/jan04article.html

Online gaming growth is spanning across multiple devices and systems and isn't expected to slow down any time soon. Several corperate giants are now forging there position in this growing online gaming industry. "The growth of online gaming is immense and It's not just about Gaming PCs." source: http://wallst.net/editorials/article.asp'id=695&arate=5

The online gaming industry is growing at a much faster rate then the growth of the internet and many industries are indirectly pushed into there own growth. Even data service providers are cashing in on the growing online gaming industry. "One of the trends we've tracked here at Data Center Knowledge is the growth of online gaming and its potential to create demand for data center services." source: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/mmorpgs-index.html

Online gaming is booming in Korea. "According to one of the executives in You Telecom, the growth of online gaming in Korea, fuelled the broadband growth 10-fold in less than five years." EVS Chakravarthy, CEO and Customer Service Associate, You Telecom, is quoted as saying that online gaming "could well become the rage in the coming years among broadband users." source: http://www.hindu.com/2006/10/29/stories/2006102900021100.htm