Article: Strategy Analytics: Virtual Worlds Forecast to Grow at 23% Through 2015.

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BOSTON -- Strategy Analytics today released its forecast for worldwide social virtual worlds, noting a 23% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2009-2015. The fastest growing demographic, represented by kids between the ages of 5 and 9, shows a 27% CAGR; however, the largest segment is for tweens and teens, which is experiencing a 21% growth. The Strategy Analytics Virtual Worlds Strategies service report, "Virtual Worlds Market Forecast 2009-2015," predicts that virtual worlds will continue to improve the user experience and will convert registrations to active users at a 38% CAGR through 2015.

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