A January 2020 survey of gaming audiences found that casual single player games like Candy Crush or Clash of Clans were the most played type of games in the United States, followed by first-person shooter games.
Most played types of games among gaming audiences in the United States as of January 2020
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "How much of your time playing video games is spent playing each of the following types of games?" Total survey n = 4,500
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Limelight Networks. (January 13, 2020). Most played types of games among gaming audiences in the United States as of January 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/232332/types-of-games-played-most-often-in-the-us/
Limelight Networks. "Most played types of games among gaming audiences in the United States as of January 2020." Chart. January 13, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232332/types-of-games-played-most-often-in-the-us/
Limelight Networks. (2020). Most played types of games among gaming audiences in the United States as of January 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232332/types-of-games-played-most-often-in-the-us/
Limelight Networks. "Most Played Types of Games among Gaming Audiences in The United States as of January 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Jan 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232332/types-of-games-played-most-often-in-the-us/
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Most played types of games among gaming audiences in the United States as of January 2020 [Graph], Limelight Networks, January 13, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/232332/types-of-games-played-most-often-in-the-us/