According to an online survey conducted in January 2024, adults across selected markets generally thought that working in the video game industry was neither positive nor negative, with 43 percent of respondents sharing this opinion. Respondents in the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia had the highest rates of approval for this type of employment, with 48 percent and 47 percent, respectively, having a positive opinion. In contrast, only 19 percent of German adults viewed working in the gaming market favorably, while almost a third had a negative opinion.
Share of adults in selected regions who have either a positive or a negative opinion about jobs in the video game industry as of January 2024
Original question: Overall, do you have a positive or negative view of people who work in the following markets?
The sample size in each market consisted of between 500 and 2,040 respondents.
The data from most markets was nationally representative, the data from Hong Kong and Indonesia was online representative, and the data from Mexico and India was representative of urban populations.
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YouGov. (May 12, 2024). Share of adults in selected regions who have either a positive or a negative opinion about jobs in the video game industry as of January 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471897/opinions-jobs-video-game-industry/
YouGov. "Share of adults in selected regions who have either a positive or a negative opinion about jobs in the video game industry as of January 2024." Chart. May 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471897/opinions-jobs-video-game-industry/
YouGov. (2024). Share of adults in selected regions who have either a positive or a negative opinion about jobs in the video game industry as of January 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471897/opinions-jobs-video-game-industry/
YouGov. "Share of Adults in Selected Regions Who Have Either a Positive or a Negative Opinion about Jobs in The Video Game Industry as of January 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471897/opinions-jobs-video-game-industry/
YouGov, Share of adults in selected regions who have either a positive or a negative opinion about jobs in the video game industry as of January 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471897/opinions-jobs-video-game-industry/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Share of adults in selected regions who have either a positive or a negative opinion about jobs in the video game industry as of January 2024 [Graph], YouGov, May 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1471897/opinions-jobs-video-game-industry/
