A January 2021 survey revealed that more than a quarter of gamers in China spent an average of 12 to 20 hours a week on gaming, with a further 17.6 percent of survey respondents spending more than 20 hours per week playing video games. Out of all the surveyed countries, 18.8 percent of gamers spent an average of seven to twelve hours week on gaming.
Average weekly time spent playing video games in selected countries as of January 2021
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Less than 1 hour per week
1-2 hours per week
2-4 hours per week
4-7 hours per week
7-12 hours per week
12-20 hours per week
More than 20 hours per week
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This survey was fielded by a third-party company with consumer panels in China, Germany, India, Indonesia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam. 500 responses were collected from each country for a total of 4,000 global responses. Survey responses were collected between January 5 and January 12, 2021.
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Limelight Networks. (March 16, 2021). Average weekly time spent playing video games in selected countries as of January 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/550933/weekly-time-games-country/
Limelight Networks. "Average weekly time spent playing video games in selected countries as of January 2021." Chart. March 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550933/weekly-time-games-country/
Limelight Networks. (2021). Average weekly time spent playing video games in selected countries as of January 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550933/weekly-time-games-country/
Limelight Networks. "Average Weekly Time Spent Playing Video Games in Selected Countries as of January 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550933/weekly-time-games-country/
Limelight Networks, Average weekly time spent playing video games in selected countries as of January 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550933/weekly-time-games-country/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Average weekly time spent playing video games in selected countries as of January 2021 [Graph], Limelight Networks, March 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/550933/weekly-time-games-country/
