The statistic presents the percentage of mobile phone users who are mobile phone gamers in the United States from 2013 to 2015, as well as a forecast until 2020. According to the source's predictions, mobile gamers will account for 76.5 percent of U.S. cell phone users in 2019.
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Mobile phone gamers share among U.S. mobile phone users 2013-2020
Percentage of mobile phone users who are mobile phone gamers in the United States from 2013 to 2020
The statistic presents the percentage of mobile phone users who are mobile phone gamers in the United States from 2013 to 2015, as well as a forecast until 2020. According to the source's predictions, mobile gamers will account for 76.5 percent of U.S. cell phone users in 2019.
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| Share | |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 52.3% |
| 2014 | 58.4% |
| 2015 | 63.9% |
| 2016* | 68.8% |
| 2017* | 72.3% |
| 2018* | 75% |
| 2019* | 76.5% |
| 2020* | 77% |
| Share | |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 52.3% |
| 2014 | 58.4% |
| 2015 | 63.9% |
| 2016* | 68.8% |
| 2017* | 72.3% |
| 2018* | 75% |
| 2019* | 76.5% |
| 2020* | 77% |
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The statistic presents the percentage of mobile phone users who are mobile phone gamers in the United States from 2013 to 2015, as well as a forecast until 2020. According to the source's predictions, mobile gamers will account for 76.5 percent of U.S. cell phone users in 2019.
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- Release date
- March 2016
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2013 to 2015
- Special properties
- mobile phone users of any age who play games on mobile phones at least once per month; excludes preinstalled on feature phones
- Supplementary notes
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* Forecast.
The Figure for 2013 comes from a previous eMarketer release.
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- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- 2013 to 2015
- Special properties
- mobile phone users of any age who play games on mobile phones at least once per month; excludes preinstalled on feature phones
- Supplementary notes
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* Forecast.
The Figure for 2013 comes from a previous eMarketer release.
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- Age breakdown of video game players in the United States in 2018Age of U.S. video game players in 2018
- Percentage of adults who often and sometimes play video games in the United States as of April 2017, by ethnicityShare of U.S. adults frequently playing video games 2017, by ethnicity
- 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
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