--- title: "New Zealand's success is being built by ambitious... description: New Zealand's Game Development Sector Rebate (GDSR) supported 43 studios in 2025/26, with combined revenue growing 17% to $829 million. Medium-sized studios... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/new-zealand-s-success-is-being-built-by-ambitious-studios-of-all-sizes-combined-revenue-of-studi-bjhttjy3p twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: "New Zealand's success is being built by ambitious studios of all sizes" – Combined revenue of studios supported by rebate grows 17% to $829m | daily.dev og:description: New Zealand's Game Development Sector Rebate (GDSR) supported 43 studios in 2025/26, with combined revenue growing 17% to $829 million. 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Medium-sized studios led growth at 44%, small studios rose 21%, and large studios grew 10%. Games in development increased from 170 to 194, and export revenue accounted for 98% of total revenue. This result contributed to the sector surpassing $1 billion in total revenue, two years ahead of the NZGDA's 2028 projection. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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