According to a December 2021 survey, 22 percent of mobile gaming spenders in the United States had spent more than 100 U.S. dollars on in-app gaming purchases in the past 12 months. Additionally, 38 percent of gamers who played on smartphone or tablets had spent 30 to 99 U.S. dollars on these products.
Total annual in-game expenditure by gaming spenders in the United States as of December 2021, by platform
(in U.S. dollars)
Original question: In the last 12 months, how much did you spend in total on in-game purchases in games on the following?
(Among those who make purchases on each platform; Computer N=600; Mobile N=731; Console N=635; Web games N=510; Connected or smart TV N=465; Those who said “Not sure” not included in base)
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Vorhaus Advisors. (January 2, 2022). Total annual in-game expenditure by gaming spenders in the United States as of December 2021, by platform (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 06, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200153/amount-spent-video-games-spending-spenders/
Vorhaus Advisors. "Total annual in-game expenditure by gaming spenders in the United States as of December 2021, by platform (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. January 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200153/amount-spent-video-games-spending-spenders/
Vorhaus Advisors. (2022). Total annual in-game expenditure by gaming spenders in the United States as of December 2021, by platform (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 06, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200153/amount-spent-video-games-spending-spenders/
Vorhaus Advisors. "Total Annual In-game Expenditure by Gaming Spenders in The United States as of December 2021, by Platform (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200153/amount-spent-video-games-spending-spenders/
Vorhaus Advisors, Total annual in-game expenditure by gaming spenders in the United States as of December 2021, by platform (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1200153/amount-spent-video-games-spending-spenders/ (last visited July 06, 2022)