A 2023 survey of weekly gamers worldwide found that 87 percent of respondents in Brazil played video games to help them feel less stressed, the highest rate out of all observed markets. About 78 percent of respondents in the United States and the United Kingdom stated the same. In contrast, only 53 percent of gamers in South Korea claimed that video games helped them relieve feelings of stress.
Share of gamers in select countries who play video games to reduce feelings of stress, anxiety, and loneliness in 2023
Characteristic
Help me feel less stressed
Help me feel less anxious
Help me feel less isolated/lonely by connecting me to other people
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Video Games Europe. (October 10, 2023). Share of gamers in select countries who play video games to reduce feelings of stress, anxiety, and loneliness in 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461771/video-games-against-stress-anxiety-loneliness-by-country/
Video Games Europe. "Share of gamers in select countries who play video games to reduce feelings of stress, anxiety, and loneliness in 2023." Chart. October 10, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461771/video-games-against-stress-anxiety-loneliness-by-country/
Video Games Europe. (2023). Share of gamers in select countries who play video games to reduce feelings of stress, anxiety, and loneliness in 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1461771/video-games-against-stress-anxiety-loneliness-by-country/
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