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Consumer spending on gaming in the U.S. from 2010 to 2016, by segment

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Consumer spending on gaming in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by segment (in billion U.S. dollars)

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The statistic above contains data on how much money U.S. consumers spent on video and computer game hardware, software and accessories from 2010 to 2016. In 2016, U.S. consumers spent 4.9 billion U.S. dollars on gaming hardware. When it comes to software, action and shooter games were leaders in the 2016 genre breakdown of sales.

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Most played PC games 2015

Most played PC games 2015

Genre breakdown of U.S. video game sales in 2016

Genre breakdown of U.S. video game sales in 2016

Age of U.S. video game players in 2017

Age of U.S. video game players in 2017

U.S. computer and video gamers from 2006-2017, by gender

U.S. computer and video gamers from 2006-2017, by gender

Best selling PC games of all time worldwide as of June 2017

Best selling PC games of all time worldwide as of June 2017

All-time best selling console games worldwide 2017, based on unit sales

All-time best selling console games worldwide 2017, based on unit sales

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Gamer demographics

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Percentage of consumers who have ever played video games in the United States as of July 2015Share of U.S. consumers playing video games 2015
Distribution of computer and video gamers in the United States from 2006 to 2017, by genderU.S. computer and video gamers from 2006-2017, by gender
Age breakdown of video game players in the United States in 2017Age of U.S. video game players in 2017
Percentage of consumers who ever play video games in the United States as of July 2015, by ethnicityShare of U.S. consumers playing video games 2015, by ethnicity
Gaming penetration among children in the United States in 2011, 2013 and 2015Gaming penetration among children in the U.S. 2011-2015
Distribution of gamers over the age of 50 in the United States as of March 2016, by genderShare of senior gamers in the U.S. 2016, by gender
Distribution of gamers over the age of 50 in the United States as of March 2016, by age groupShare of senior gamers in the U.S. 2016, by age

Content

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All-time best-selling console games based on global unit sales as of February 2017 (in million units)All-time best selling console games worldwide 2017, based on unit sales
Unit sales of the best selling PC games of all time worldwide as of June 2017 (in million units)Best selling PC games of all time worldwide as of June 2017
Genre breakdown of computer game sales in the United States in 2015Genre breakdown of U.S. computer game sales in 2015
Genre breakdown of video game sales in the United States in 2016Genre breakdown of U.S. video game sales in 2016
Ways in which PC and console gamers find out about new games in the United States as of April 2016New game discovery sources among PC and console gamers in the U.S. 2016
Number of online articles mentioning selected game titles worldwide in 2016Most mentioned game titles worldwide in 2016, by number of online articles
Leading platforms for viewing gaming video content worldwide as of May 2015, by viewer reachLeading gaming video content platforms worldwide 2015, by viewer share
Most played PC games on gaming platform Raptr in November 2015, by share of playing timeMost played PC games 2015

Spending

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Average annual expenditure on video games per consumer unit in the United States from 2011 to 2015, by type (in U.S. dollars)*U.S. household expenditure on video games 2011-2015, by type
Consumer spending on gaming in the United States from 2010 to 2016, by segment (in billion U.S. dollars)Consumer spending on gaming in the U.S. from 2010 to 2016, by segment
Expenditures of affluent households in the United States on video games and systems during the past 12 months in 2016Expenditures of affluent U.S. households on video games/systems in 2016
In-game mobile gaming revenue in the United States from 2013 to 2016 (in billion U.S. dollars)U.S. in-game mobile gaming revenue 2013-2016
Amount spent on gaming merchandise according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016Amount spent on gaming merchandise according to U.S. gamers 2016
Amount spent on in-game purchases according to gamers in the United States as of December 2016Amount spent on in-game purchases according to U.S. gamers 2016

Time spent

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Share of leisure time spent playing video games in selected countries worldwide as of May 2016Share of time playing video games in selected countries worldwide 2016
Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States in 2016, by gender (in minutes)U.S. daily time spent playing games and leisurely computer use 2016, by gender
Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States in 2016, by age group (in minutes)U.S. daily time spent playing games and leisure computer use 2016, by age
Monthly time spent per capita with console gaming in the United States in 4th quarter 2014 and 2015, by generation (in minutes)Time spent with a game console in the U.S. 2014-2015, by generation
Monthly time spent per capita with a game console in the United States from 2nd quarter 2014 to 1st quarter 2017 (in minutes)Time spent with a game console in the U.S. 2014-2017
Number of days members of affluent households in the United States spent playing online video games in 2016Number of days affluent Americans spent playing online video games in 2016
Number of days members of affluent households in the United States spent playing console video games in 2016Number of days affluent Americans spent playing console video games in 2016

Devices

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Favorite video game platforms according to gamers in the United States as of March 2016Preferred video game platforms in the U.S. 2016
Distribution of daily time 8- to 18-year-olds spent gaming in the United States in 2015, by platformTime U.S. tweens and teens spent gaming 2015, by platform
Gaming devices used by children in the United States in 2015Gaming devices used by children in the U.S. 2015
Percentage of mobile phone users who are mobile phone gamers in the United States from 2013 to 2020Mobile phone gamers share among U.S. mobile phone users 2013-2020
Share of tablet gamers among tablet users in the United States from 2013 to 2020Tablet gamers: share among tablet users in the U.S. 2013-2020
Number of mobile gamers in North America from 2014 to 2016, by device (in millions)Number of mobile gamers in North America 2014-2016, by device

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