Video gaming is no longer a hobby exclusively enjoyed by the young. As generations have grown up with video games a normal part of life, the age of the average gamer also increases. During a 2023 survey, 25 percent of video game players still come from the 27 to 42 years age demographic, and 19 percent are 59 years and older. Time spent gaming In 2023, Americans aged between 15 to 19 years spent 98.4 minutes on gaming or leisurely computer use during an average day. The age demographic which devoted the least amount of time to gaming was the 55 to 64 years category. Members of this age demographic spent an average of just 17.4 minutes playing on the computer during an average day.

In 2024, the average age of a gamer in Germany was 38.2 years old. For the last three years, the average age has been over 38. Since the timeline began, the average age has been over 30.

As of June 2024, 28 percent of video gamers in the United States were aged 30 to 39 years, making this age group the biggest gamer demographic. Additionally, 24 percent of U.S. gaming audiences were aged 20 to 29 years.

A 2020 survey of Canadian gaming audiences found that the average age of gamers in Canada was 34 years, down from an average age of 38 years in 2018. Overall, 61 percent of Canadian adults under the age of 65 played video games.

A September to November 2024 survey of UK adults aged 16 years and older found that 85 percent of respondents aged between 16 and 24 years played video games, down from a 92 percent gaming penetration among the same age group in 2020. Overall, gaming uptake increased in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Video games industry in the UK In 2023, consumers in the United Kingdom spent over 3.16 billion British pounds on digital and online games. In regard to the annual contribution of the video games industry to the UK Gross Domestic Product, it amounted to 3.68 billion British pounds in 2023. Mobile games The popularity of mobile gaming increased over the last decade and overtook games consoles and TV for the first time in 2014. As of 2024, approximately 34 percent of UK adults reported playing games on their mobile phone, the highest rate ever reported. The most downloaded gaming apps in the UK include puzzle and casual titles such as Supermarket Simulator and Block Blast.

As of June 2024, about 28 percent of video gamers in the United Kingdom were aged between 30 and 39 years, making this age group the biggest video gaming audience in the UK. Gamers aged 20 to 29 years made up an additional 23 percent of the UK gaming population.

A survey conducted in the third quarter of 2024 found that over 92 percent of female internet users aged 16 to 24 years worldwide played video games on any kind of device. During the survey period, 93 percent of male respondents in the same age group stated that they played video games. Worldwide, over 83 percent of internet users were gamers.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, around 33 percent of respondents stated that they first started playing mobile games when they were teenagers. Around nine percent started mobile gaming before the age of ten. The average age to start playing mobile games was 24.5 years.

When it comes to pC/laptop video game players in the United States, 31 percent of 18 - 29 year olds do so in the U.S. This is according to exclusive insights from the Consumer Insights Global survey which shows that 46 percent of 30 - 49 year old consumers also fall into this category.Statista Consumer Insights offer you all results of our exclusive Statista surveys, based on more than 2,000,000 interviews.

General video gaming use among the U.S. population increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between May and December 2020, U.S. teens aged 15 to 19 years spent an average 112.8 daily minutes on playing games and using computers for leisure, up from 73.8 minutes per day in the corresponding period of 2019. In 2023, the daily time spent on such activities among this age group decreased to 98.4 minutes per day.

As of June 2024, 21 percent of U.S. adults aged 18 to 29 years spent six to ten hours per week playing video games. Overall, respondents from this age group were also more likely than others to be heavy gamers - a total of eight percent played video games more than 20 hours in an average week. In total, weekly gaming usage was more likely among younger adults in the United States.

On average, people aged 15 to 24 years in the United States spent almost 58 minutes per day playing games in 2023. People in this age group spent more time on average playing games than any other age group in 2023.

When it comes to console gaming audiences in the United States, 5 percent of 18 - 19 year olds do so in the U.S. This is according to exclusive insights from the Consumer Insights Global survey which shows that 30 percent of 20 - 29 year old consumers also fall into this category.Statista Consumer Insights offer you all results of our exclusive Statista surveys, based on more than 2,000,000 interviews.

As of June 2024, around 25 percent of adult gamers in France were aged between 30 and 39 years, and a further 23 percent of French gamers were aged 40 to 49 years. In contrast, only about 22 percent of Spanish gamers were aged 30 to 39 years.

As of December 2024, gaming company Roblox Corporation reported that 20 percent of Roblox games users worldwide were aged from nine to 12 years. Additionally, 20 percent of Roblox games users were under the age of nine. Only 19 percent of Roblox audiences were aged 25 years and older. Roblox gamer demographics With more than four in ten Roblox gamers being 12 years old or younger, Roblox has managed to target a specific user demographic. In contrast, three-quarters of adult U.S. gamers aged 18 to 34 did not play Roblox games, and this share of non-usage only increased with age. Additionally, over half of Roblox users were male, and eight in ten of Roblox users signed up for the platform via mobile. Roblox engagement across the entire family In the fourth quarter of 2024, gamers aged 13 years and older generated 12 billion hours worth of engagement with Roblox games, compared to 6.6 billion hours by younger players. Among children in the United States, 21 percent of Roblox users spent more than ten hours per week on the gaming platform. Roblox games are also utilized as a family experience - among U.S. gamers who play Roblox and have kids who play Roblox, an October 2022 survey found that 27 percent of respondents spent six to ten hours per week playing with or watching their child play Roblox game experiences.

As of June 2024, 27 percent of adults in the United States spent one to five hours per week playing video games. A further 10 percent of respondents stated that they spent 11 to 15 hours on video gaming in an average week. Overall, 19 percent of respondents were non-gamers and did not spend any time on video games.

The statistic presents the average age of selected eSports players in North America in 2015. According to the estimates, the average age of League of Legends (LoL) player was 26 years. In general, the average age of eSports players spanned between 24 and 27 years. That year LoL ranked third among the most popular games among eSports competitors in the United States. FIFA managed to secure the first spot in the ranking. Overall, when asked if they ever watched eSports, 26 percent of respondents in the United States said yes in 2016, representing a eight percent increase from 2015.

According to a survey conducted in South Korea in 2023, the average age at which respondents started playing PC games stood at 16.6 years. This made it the gaming platform with the lowest average starting age. In contrast, the average age for mobile games lay at 24.5 years.

A March 2024 survey found that 28 percent of adults in the United States played video games on a console at least once per week. Weekly console gaming was highest among respondents aged 35 to 54 years, with more than four in ten of respondents in this age group confirming that they did so.

In a survey conducted among gamers in Southeast Asian countries in 2021, the majority of respondents across all selected countries were Gen Z and millenials, between 18 and 29 years old. In Indonesia, 1.5 percent of the surveyed gamers were aged 36 or over.