The world of video gaming is very diverse, ranging from mobile gaming to PC gaming and console gaming. Over the past years, there has been an increase in downloads and mobile game usage among kids as well as adults as a way of entertainment on the go. During a 2019 survey, it was found that 47 percent of the over 190 million smartphone gamers in North America played mobile games on an Android phone.
Share of smartphone gamers in North America as of October 2019, by operating system
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IGDA, & NPD Group. (January 13, 2020). Share of smartphone gamers in North America as of October 2019, by operating system [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128226/smartphone-gamers-operating-system/
IGDA, und NPD Group. "Share of smartphone gamers in North America as of October 2019, by operating system." Chart. January 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128226/smartphone-gamers-operating-system/
IGDA, NPD Group. (2020). Share of smartphone gamers in North America as of October 2019, by operating system. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1128226/smartphone-gamers-operating-system/
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