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.

A January 2021 survey found that gamers in China spent the most time playing games per week, averaging about 12.39 weekly hours of gaming time. Vietnamese gamers were ranked second with about 10.16 hours of gaming time per week. The global average was 8.45 weekly hours of gaming.

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.

When asked about "Hours spent on playing video games per week", 28 percent of U.S. respondents answer "1 to 5 hours". This online survey was conducted in 2024, among 10,145 consumers. Looking to gain valuable insights about video gamers worldwide? Check out our

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.

In a survey conducted in 2023, 51 percent of casual and professional gamers in Saudi Arabia said that they spent between five and 20 hours a week playing video games. 14 percent of those surveyed said that they spend more than 30 hours a week gaming, while 11.6 percent said they spend less than two hours a week on gaming.

When asked about "Hours spent on playing video games per week", 28 percent of UK respondents answer "1 to 5 hours". This online survey was conducted in 2024, among 4,027 consumers. Looking to gain valuable insights about video gamers worldwide? Check out our

As of the third quarter of 2024, Egypt was by far the most engaged console gaming audiences worldwide. Responding internet users stated that they used a games console for an average of two hours and two minutes per day. Saudi Arabia ranked second, with users spending an average of one hour and 46 daily minutes on console gaming. The global average was one hour and three minutes.

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.

A January 2021 of global gaming markets found that 10.4 percent of gamers aged 18 to 25 years spent an average of more than 20 hours per week on gaming activities. However, gamers in that particular age group only averaged 7.97 weekly hours of gaming. In contrast, 12.6 percent of responding gamers aged 60 years and over spent more than 20 hours a week on gaming.

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.

In 2023, men in the United States spent approximately 42 minutes per day on games and using a computer for leisure. General video gaming use among the U.S. population increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between May and December 2020, U.S. men spent an average 49.2 daily minutes on playing games and using computers for leisure, up from 36 minutes per day in the corresponding period of 2019. Women spent an average 26.4 minutes per day on gaming and leisure computer use.

When asked about "Hours spent on playing video games per week", 29 percent of Australian respondents answer "1 to 5 hours". This online survey was conducted in 2024, among 2,025 consumers. Looking to gain valuable insights about video gamers worldwide? Check out our

When asked about "Hours spent on playing video games per week", 28 percent of Canadian respondents answer "1 to 5 hours". This online survey was conducted in 2024, among 2,025 consumers. Looking to gain valuable insights about video gamers worldwide? Check out our

According to a survey on gaming in Singapore in 2020, 19.8 percent of respondents stated that they spent about two to four hours a week playing video games. This figure was expected to increase this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Frequency of gaming

Gaming is a popular past time in Singapore, and many Singaporeans engage in playing online or video games daily. For the majority of Singaporeans, an average gaming session would last between less than an hour to three hours. However, this changed significantly with age – the majority of older gamers average only up to two hours per session. Singapore ranks among the top countries in Asia for time spent playing video games, and this has had consequences on everyday life.

Gaming in COVID-19

Too much time spent playing video games was seen by Singaporeans as being detrimental to mental health ; however, the effects could be just the opposite during the COVID-19 pandemic. Playing online games has become a popular and even healthy form of spending time during lockdowns and quarantines. Furthermore, socially interactive online games such as multiplayer games provide people with an outlet to communicate with others during a time when social interaction has been limited.

When asked about "Hours spent on playing video games per week", 28 percent of German respondents answer "1 to 5 hours". This online survey was conducted in 2024, among 5,996 consumers. Looking to gain valuable insights about video gamers worldwide? Check out our

This statistic shows information on the average number of hours spent playing video games per week among video gamers in selected countries in the Middle East and North Africa region in 2018. As of December 2018, video gamers in Lebanon spent an average of 17 hours weekly playing video games.

A January 2021 survey revealed that more than a quarter of gamers in China spent an average of 12 to 20 hours a week on gaming, with a further 17.6 percent of survey respondents spending more than 20 hours per week playing video games. Out of all the surveyed countries, 18.8 percent of gamers spent an average of seven to twelve hours week on gaming.

When asked about "Hours spent on playing video games per week", 37 percent of Indian respondents answer "1 to 5 hours". This online survey was conducted in 2024, among 4,029 consumers. Looking to gain valuable insights about video gamers worldwide? Check out our

A December 2023 survey found that 28 percent of Hispanic adults in the United States spent one to five hours per week playing video games. About 26 percent of White adults did the same. A further 20 percent of Hispanic adults spent six to ten hours on video gaming in an average week.