Favorite video game types worldwide 2021

A January 2021 of global gaming audiences found that casual single player games like Candy Crush or Clash of Clans were the most played type of games worldwide. However, there are regional differences and audiences in China were most likely to prefer playing Battle Royale games (for example Fortnite or PUBG).

Most played types of games among gaming audiences in selected countries as of January 2021

Characteristic	Casual single player games (like Candy Crush or Clash of Clans)	Casual multiplayer games (like Words with Friends)	First-person shooter games (like Call of Duty)	Single player role-playing games (like The Elder Scrolls)	Multiplayer online battle arena games (like LoL or Dota 2)	Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (like WoW)	Battle royale games (like Fortnite and PUBG)
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Release date

March 2021

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

January 5 and January 12, 2021

Number of respondents

4,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Supplementary notes

This survey was fielded by a third-party company with consumer panels in China, Germany, India, Indonesia, South Korea, the United Kingdom, the United States and Vietnam. 500 responses were collected from each country for a total of 4,000 global responses. Survey responses were collected between January 5 and January 12, 2021.
Original question: How much of your time playing video games is spent playing each of the following types of games?

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