Activision Says the Video Game Cheat Market Generates $8.5 Billion a Year Through Cheats, Accounts and Boosting

Cheating in online games has grown into a much larger business than simply selling aimbots or wallhacks. Activision has now highlighted the scale of that underground economy, claiming the broader video game cheat market generates approximately $8.5 billion annually when cheat subscriptions and related services are combined. The figure comes from an estimate cited by Activision’s Team RICOCHET and covers multiple parts of the cheating ecosystem rather than Call of Duty alone. Activision Says Cheating Has Become a Multi-Billion-Dollar Industry…