General video gaming use among the U.S. population increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between May and December 2020, U.S. teens aged 15 to 19 years spent an average 112.8 daily minutes on playing games and using computers for leisure, up from 73.8 minutes per day in the corresponding period of 2019. In 2023, the daily time spent on such activities among this age group decreased to 98.4 minutes per day.
Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2023, by age group
(in minutes)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 27, 2024). Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2023, by age group (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2023, by age group (in minutes)." Chart. June 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2023, by age group (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Daily Time Spent Playing Games and Using Computer for Leisure per Capita in The United States from 2019 to 2023, by Age Group (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2023, by age group (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2023, by age group (in minutes) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
