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Reasons for playing video games in France 2015
Reasons why people play video games in France in 2015
by Statista Research Department,
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Oct 28, 2015
This statistic represents the main reasons for French gamers to play video games in 2015. It shows that the two main reasons why people in France played video games were because they were fun and entertaining and because they helped pass the time. Moreover, less than 13 percent of respondents claimed to play games in order to meet other people.
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
Oct 28, 2015
This statistic represents the main reasons for French gamers to play video games in 2015. It shows that the two main reasons why people in France played video games were because they were fun and entertaining and because they helped pass the time. Moreover, less than 13 percent of respondents claimed to play games in order to meet other people.
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- Release date
- October 2015
- Region
- France
- Survey time period
- September 18 to October 5, 2015
- Number of respondents
- 2,809 respondents
- Age group
- 6-65 years
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
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Observations are based on a 6-month period previous to the survey.
Basis: share of respondents who stated they had played a video game in the last six months (62.5 percent).
Several answers were possible.
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- Release date
- October 2015
More information
- Region
- France
- Survey time period
- September 18 to October 5, 2015
- Number of respondents
- 2,809 respondents
- Age group
- 6-65 years
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
-
Observations are based on a 6-month period previous to the survey.
Basis: share of respondents who stated they had played a video game in the last six months (62.5 percent).
Several answers were possible.
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- Best selling video games across all gaming platforms in France in 2017, ranked by sales volume (in 1,000 units sold)
- Number of consoles sold in France in 2017, by console type (in 1,000 units)
- Annual revenue of French video game publishers in 2016 (in million euros)
- Penetration of gaming in France, Great Britain, Germany and Spain in 1st quarter 2018
- Share of video game players among the population in France in 2017, by age group
- Breakdown of the gaming population in France in 3rd quarter 2017, by age group and gender
- Distribution of computer and video gamers in France in 1999 and from 2014 to 2017, by gender
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- Time per week spent gaming in France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain in 1st quarter 2018 (in hours)
- Penetration of playing physical video games in France, Great Britain, Germany and Spain in 1st quarter 2018
- Penetration of online game playing in France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Spain in 1st quarter 2018
- Penetration of handheld app game playing in France, Great Britain, Germany, Spain in 1st quarter 2018
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- Ranking of YouTube gaming channels in France as of August 2017, by number of subscribers
- Frequency of parents gaming with their children in France in 2017
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- Leading mobile gaming app titles in the Google Play Store in France in April 2018, by revenue (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
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- Most popular locations for playing video games in France in 2015, by age
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- Distribution of online and offline video gamers in France in 2015, by gaming type
- Distribution of online and offline video gamers in France in 2014, by gender
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- Most popular locations for playing offline and online video games in France in 2014
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