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
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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