Concerning the five selected segments, the segment 25-34 years has the largest population by age with 31.66 percent. Contrastingly, 55-64 years is ranked last, with 5.9 percent. Their difference, compared to 25-34 years, lies at 25.76 percentage points.
Distribution of digital video game users in the United States in 2021, by age group
Characteristic
Share of users
55-64 years
5.9%
45-54 years
14.2%
18-24 years
23.22%
35-44 years
25.03%
25-34 years
31.66%
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Video Games are defined as fee-based video games distributed over the internet. Download games include downloads of full versions for gaming consoles or PCs (installation required), mobile games for smartphones and tablet devices (paid app downloads and in-app-purchases), paid or free-to-play online games which can be either played directly in the internet browser or via clients that need to be installed (subscription-based or including in-game purchases) as well as subscription-based gaming networks such as Xbox Live Gold, PlayStation Plus or Nintendo Switch Online. Physical video game sales and demo/trial versions are not included.. Further information on methodology can be found here.
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