A 20223 survey revealed that gaming audiences in leading Western European markets spent an average of 8.9 hours per week playing video games. This is down from a peak of 9.5 hours per week during the global COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Average time spent playing video games per week in Western Europe from 2017 to 2023
(in hours)
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Video Games Europe, & EGDF. (August 21, 2024). Average time spent playing video games per week in Western Europe from 2017 to 2023 (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410130/mean-time-video-games-europe-weekly/
Video Games Europe, und EGDF. "Average time spent playing video games per week in Western Europe from 2017 to 2023 (in hours)." Chart. August 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410130/mean-time-video-games-europe-weekly/
Video Games Europe, EGDF. (2024). Average time spent playing video games per week in Western Europe from 2017 to 2023 (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410130/mean-time-video-games-europe-weekly/
Video Games Europe, and EGDF. "Average Time Spent Playing Video Games per Week in Western Europe from 2017 to 2023 (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410130/mean-time-video-games-europe-weekly/
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Average time spent playing video games per week in Western Europe from 2017 to 2023 (in hours) [Graph], Video Games Europe, & EGDF, August 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410130/mean-time-video-games-europe-weekly/