The graph shows the distribution of gamers playing selected game genres worldwide as of January 2017, broken down by gender. It was found that 36 percent of gamers who admitted to playing high fantasy MMOs were women.
Distribution of gamers playing selected game genres worldwide as of January 2017, by gender
*The source provides the following explanation on the sample numbers: "Each genre we analyzed contained between 3-5 game titles. The median sample size for each game title was 1,184. And the median sample size for each genre was 4,657." The source does not provide information on the exact date of survey.
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Quantic Foundry. (January 19, 2017). Distribution of gamers playing selected game genres worldwide as of January 2017, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/694381/gamer-share-world-genre-and-gender/
Quantic Foundry. "Distribution of gamers playing selected game genres worldwide as of January 2017, by gender." Chart. January 19, 2017. Statista. Accessed November 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694381/gamer-share-world-genre-and-gender/
Quantic Foundry. (2017). Distribution of gamers playing selected game genres worldwide as of January 2017, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/694381/gamer-share-world-genre-and-gender/
Quantic Foundry. "Distribution of Gamers Playing Selected Game Genres Worldwide as of January 2017, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/694381/gamer-share-world-genre-and-gender/
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Distribution of gamers playing selected game genres worldwide as of January 2017, by gender [Graph], Quantic Foundry, January 19, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/694381/gamer-share-world-genre-and-gender/
