A 2022 survey revealed that gaming audiences in leading Western European markets spent an average of 8.8 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 2022
(in hours)
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Video Games Europe. (August 23, 2023). Average time spent playing video games per week in Western Europe from 2017 to 2022 (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410130/mean-time-video-games-europe-weekly/
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Video Games Europe. (2023). Average time spent playing video games per week in Western Europe from 2017 to 2022 (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410130/mean-time-video-games-europe-weekly/
Video Games Europe. "Average Time Spent Playing Video Games per Week in Western Europe from 2017 to 2022 (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410130/mean-time-video-games-europe-weekly/
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