U.S. mobile gaming activities 2020

As of July 2020, 87 percent of new and existing mobile gamers from the United States reported that their weekly gaming activities included playing single player games or by themselves. Additionally, 50 percent of new mobile gamers reported that their gaming activities per week included playing with friends or family online. New mobile gamers are defined as those who didn’t play mobile games before the initial peak of the pandemic, and continued to play at least an hour a week since then.

Weekly gaming activities of new and existing mobile gamers in the United States as of July 2020

Characteristic	New gamers	Existing gamers
Playing single player/by myself	87%	87%
Playing with friends/family online	50%	36%
Playing with strangers online	49%	36%
Connecting my social media account to the game	49%	33%
Playing with friends/family in the same room	44%	32%
Participating in a limited-time event in a game	41%	31%
Sending requests for help/items to others from the game	40%	26%
Using a standalone app to talk with friends/family online while playing	36%	23%
Participating in in-game tournaments	38%	23%
Getting advice from others on how to play better	34%	22%
Giving advice to others on how to play better	34%	18%
Joining a club, team, guild, or clan in a game	28%	17%

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Release date

January 2021

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Region

United States

Survey time period

July 2020

Number of respondents

global n=13,246

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

New players: Didn’t play mobile games before the initial peak of the pandemic, and continued to play at least an hour a week (July 2020)

Existing players: People who played mobile games both before the initial peak of the pandemic and continued to play at least an hour a week (July 2020)

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