Attitude on in-game billing among teenagers Japan 2023, by gender
According to a survey conducted in Japan in July 2023, 15.6 percent of boys aged 15 to 19 years old were spending money on in-game item purchases or gacha mechanics. The share was considerably higher than among girls of the same age. Gacha mechanics in video games operate similar to capsule-toy vending machines by enabling users to receive random game content, such as items or characters, in exchange for a real or virtual currency.
