In 2024, men in the United States spent approximately 42.6 minutes per day on games and using a computer for leisure. General video gaming use among the U.S. population increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between May and December 2020, U.S. men spent an average 49.2 daily minutes on playing games and using computers for leisure, up from 36 minutes per day in the corresponding period of 2019. Women spent an average 25.8 minutes per day on gaming and leisure computer use.
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Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2024, by gender
(in minutes)
Characteristic
Men
Women
2019*
36
18.6
2020*
49.2
26.4
2021
41.4
25.8
2022
43.12
25.48
2023
42
25.48
2024
42.6
25.8
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (July 3, 2025). Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2024, by gender (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/502144/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2024, by gender (in minutes)." Chart. July 3, 2025. Statista. Accessed August 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502144/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2024, by gender (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502144/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Daily Time Spent Playing Games and Using Computer for Leisure per Capita in The United States from 2019 to 2024, by Gender (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502144/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-gender/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2024, by gender (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502144/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-gender/ (last visited August 14, 2025)
Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2024, by gender (in minutes) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, July 3, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/502144/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-gender/
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