General video gaming use among the U.S. population increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between May and December 2020, Americans in part-time employment spent an average 46.8 daily minutes on playing games and using computers for leisure, up from 37.2 minutes per day in the corresponding period of 2019. People who were not employed spent an average 48 minutes per day on gaming and leisure computer use per capita.
Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2020, by employment status
(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 employment status (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/502160/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-computer-use-usa-by-employment-status/
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 employment status (in minutes)." Chart. July 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502160/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-computer-use-usa-by-employment-status/
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 employment status (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502160/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-computer-use-usa-by-employment-status/
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 Employment Status (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502160/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-computer-use-usa-by-employment-status/
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 employment status (in minutes) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502160/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-computer-use-usa-by-employment-status/ (last visited August 16, 2022)
