Share of gamers in Canada 2009-2022, by gender

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Jessica Clement,
Jan 20, 2023
A 2022 survey of Canadian gaming audiences found that 51 percent of gamers in Canada were female, and 49 percent identified as male. Furthermore, 53 percent of Canadian gamers had played video games in the last four weeks.

Distribution of gamers in Canada from 2009 to 2022, by gender

CharacteristicFemaleMale
2022 51% 49%
2020 50% 50%
2018 50% 50%
2016 49% 51%
2014 48% 52%
2012 46% 54%
2010 38% 62%
2009 34.9% 64.3%
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Release date

November 2022

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2009 to 2020

Number of respondents

2,575 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

Data regarding periods earlier than 2022 are from previous reports.

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