According to a March 2024 survey of PC and console gamers in the United States, over half of respondents stated that they spent about 75 to 100 percent of their gaming time playing alone. The popularity of single-player titles was further underlined by the fact only three percent of respondents spent the same amount of gaming time playing with others in the same room, and only also three percent spent that much time playing with others over the internet.
Share of gaming time spent alone vs. with other people according to PC and console gamers in the United States as of March 2024
among those who play games on PC/laptop or console
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: What percentage of your time playing games on PC/Laptop or console do you spend… (Among those who play games on PC/Laptop or console; N=1,160) Values may not sum up to 100 percent due to rounding.
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Vorhaus Advisors. (May 15, 2024). Share of gaming time spent alone vs. with other people according to PC and console gamers in the United States as of March 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/259577/us-single-player-vs-multiplayer-frequency-among-gamers/
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Vorhaus Advisors. (2024). Share of gaming time spent alone vs. with other people according to PC and console gamers in the United States as of March 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/259577/us-single-player-vs-multiplayer-frequency-among-gamers/
Vorhaus Advisors. "Share of Gaming Time Spent Alone Vs. with Other People According to Pc and Console Gamers in The United States as of March 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259577/us-single-player-vs-multiplayer-frequency-among-gamers/
Vorhaus Advisors, Share of gaming time spent alone vs. with other people according to PC and console gamers in the United States as of March 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/259577/us-single-player-vs-multiplayer-frequency-among-gamers/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of gaming time spent alone vs. with other people according to PC and console gamers in the United States as of March 2024 [Graph], Vorhaus Advisors, May 15, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/259577/us-single-player-vs-multiplayer-frequency-among-gamers/
