Some 74 percent of male respondents play video games worldwide, in comparison to around 64 percent of female respondents who fall into this category. This is according to the exclusive results from the
Statista Consumer Insights.
Share of video gamers worldwide as of June 2023, by gender
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Results are an aggregation of four surveys carried out during the stated time period. Results cover 55 countries worldwide and are weighted*
Supplementary notes
Multiple answers were possible.
During the survey, the question was phrased as follows: "Which of these devices do you regularly use to play video games?"
* The results are weighted based on the internet population per country.
The countries covered in the survey are:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Taiwan, Colombia, Czechia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Vietnam, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Egypt, United Kingdom, United States
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Statista. (August 17, 2023). Share of video gamers worldwide as of June 2023, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1406337/video-gamers-worldwide-by-gender
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Statista. (2023). Share of video gamers worldwide as of June 2023, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/forecasts/1406337/video-gamers-worldwide-by-gender
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