Video gaming is no longer a hobby exclusively enjoyed by the young. As generations have grown up with video games a normal part of life, the age of the average gamer also increases. During a 2022 survey, 36 percent of video game players still come from the 18 to 34 age demographic, and six percent are 65 years and older.
Distribution of video gamers in the United States in 2022, by age group
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Mobile gamers
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Console gamers
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eSports
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Older gamers
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Entertainment Software Association. (July 7, 2022). Distribution of video gamers in the United States in 2022, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/189582/age-of-us-video-game-players/
Entertainment Software Association. "Distribution of video gamers in the United States in 2022, by age group." Chart. July 7, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189582/age-of-us-video-game-players/
Entertainment Software Association. (2022). Distribution of video gamers in the United States in 2022, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/189582/age-of-us-video-game-players/
Entertainment Software Association. "Distribution of Video Gamers in The United States in 2022, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189582/age-of-us-video-game-players/
Entertainment Software Association, Distribution of video gamers in the United States in 2022, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/189582/age-of-us-video-game-players/ (last visited October 08, 2024)
Distribution of video gamers in the United States in 2022, by age group [Graph], Entertainment Software Association, July 7, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/189582/age-of-us-video-game-players/