According to a survey on online gaming conducted by Rakuten Insight in March 2020, about 22 percent of the online gamers from Hong Kong purchased in-games items or virtual goods, such as skins and avatars. The same survey found that 43 percent of the gamers from Hong Kong played online games daily.
Popular types of online gaming purchases made by gamers in the past six months in Hong Kong as of March 2020
among 1,798 female and 1,038 male online gamers who made in-game purchases
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
The question asked in the survey was as follows: "Which of these gaming-related purchases have you made in the past six months? You may choose up to three options."
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Rakuten Insight. (April 7, 2020). Popular types of online gaming purchases made by gamers in the past six months in Hong Kong as of March 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118212/hong-kong-popular-reasons-for-gaming-related-purchases/
Rakuten Insight. "Popular types of online gaming purchases made by gamers in the past six months in Hong Kong as of March 2020." Chart. April 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118212/hong-kong-popular-reasons-for-gaming-related-purchases/
Rakuten Insight. (2020). Popular types of online gaming purchases made by gamers in the past six months in Hong Kong as of March 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118212/hong-kong-popular-reasons-for-gaming-related-purchases/
Rakuten Insight. "Popular Types of Online Gaming Purchases Made by Gamers in The past Six Months in Hong Kong as of March 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118212/hong-kong-popular-reasons-for-gaming-related-purchases/
Rakuten Insight, Popular types of online gaming purchases made by gamers in the past six months in Hong Kong as of March 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1118212/hong-kong-popular-reasons-for-gaming-related-purchases/ (last visited June 26, 2022)
