In 2023, about 82 percent of highly engaged super gamers in the United States who played video games as their primary source of entertainment were also multiplatform gamers. Only 69 percent of gamers (those who played video games as one of a few equivalent sources of entertainment) also played on several video gaming platforms.
Share of multiplatform video gamers in the United States in 2023, by engagement level
Characteristic
Share of gamers
Super gamers (gaming as primary entertainment)
82%
Avid gamers (gaming as one of several equivalent entertainment options)
69%
Casual gamers (gaming as entertainment when no other options are available)
Gamers are defined as adults aged 18+ who currently play video games.
“Super Gamers” are defined as gamers who view gaming as their primary source of entertainment and follow gaming content online. “Avid Gamers” are defined as
gamers who view gaming as one of a few equivalent options for entertainment, or gamers who view gaming as their primary source of entertainment but do not follow gaming content online. “Casual Gamers” are defined as gamers who only view gaming as an entertainment option when other options are not available, or gamers who view gaming as one of a few equivalent options for entertainment but do not follow gaming content online.
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Activate. (October 10, 2023). Share of multiplatform video gamers in the United States in 2023, by engagement level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1434353/multiplatform-video-gamers-usa-by-engagement/
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Activate. (2023). Share of multiplatform video gamers in the United States in 2023, by engagement level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1434353/multiplatform-video-gamers-usa-by-engagement/
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