General video gaming use among the U.S. population increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between May and December 2020, U.S. teens aged 15 to 19 years spent an average 112.8 daily minutes on playing games and using computers for leisure, up from 73.8 minutes per day in the corresponding period of 2019. Overall, Americans spent an average 37.2 minutes per day on gaming and leisure computer use.
Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2020, by age group
(in minutes)
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (July 22, 2021). Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2020, by age group (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2020, by age group (in minutes)." Chart. July 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2021). Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2020, by age group (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Daily Time Spent Playing Games and Using Computer for Leisure per Capita in The United States from 2019 to 2020, by Age Group (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2020, by age group (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/ (last visited June 29, 2022)
