In Sweden, men watch other people playing video games more often than women. This is the result of a survey, conducted in 2019, among online gamers aged 12 years and older. In detail, roughly a quarter of male respondents stated to use platforms like Twitch or YouTube to watch people playing video games. By contrast, the share of women was nine percent.
Do you usually watch other people playing games on the internet (e.g. Twitch, YouTube or eSports platforms)?
Respondents who used the internet in order to play games
Method of interview
Panel survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Brukar du titta på andra som spelar spel på internet (t ex på Twitch, Youtube eller e-sportplattformar)?"
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Internetstiftelsen. (October 14, 2019). Do you usually watch other people playing games on the internet (e.g. Twitch, YouTube or eSports platforms)? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115036/watching-others-playing-video-games-online-in-sweden-by-gender/
Internetstiftelsen. "Do you usually watch other people playing games on the internet (e.g. Twitch, YouTube or eSports platforms)?." Chart. October 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115036/watching-others-playing-video-games-online-in-sweden-by-gender/
Internetstiftelsen. (2019). Do you usually watch other people playing games on the internet (e.g. Twitch, YouTube or eSports platforms)?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115036/watching-others-playing-video-games-online-in-sweden-by-gender/
Internetstiftelsen. "Do You Usually Watch Other People Playing Games on The Internet (E.G. Twitch, Youtube or Esports Platforms)?." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115036/watching-others-playing-video-games-online-in-sweden-by-gender/
Internetstiftelsen, Do you usually watch other people playing games on the internet (e.g. Twitch, YouTube or eSports platforms)? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115036/watching-others-playing-video-games-online-in-sweden-by-gender/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Do you usually watch other people playing games on the internet (e.g. Twitch, YouTube or eSports platforms)? [Graph], Internetstiftelsen, October 14, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1115036/watching-others-playing-video-games-online-in-sweden-by-gender/
