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Exactly how big of an industry is rwt?


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Not sure about worldwide, but China is obviously by and far the biggest name in the game, and in China. . .

1.2 billion pounds = around 1.6 billion US dollars. Article also says China makes up about 80% of all gold farming RWT. I don't think it's possible to find an accurate number for RuneScape alone.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/may/25/china-prisoners-internet-gaming-scam

WoW in China says 3 billion in 2009, including grinding services as well. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2011/04/wow-players-could-one-day-buy-fair-trade-gold-from-chinese-farms/

Some more reading: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7575902.stm

https://kotaku.com/5594424/gold-farming-research-digs-up-similarities-between-drug-dealers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5151916.stm

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