This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted by Cint on the number of hours spent on playing video/computer games in the United States between 2016 and 2018. In 2018, 20.61 percent of respondents in the United States stated they play video games 1 to 3 hours per week.
United States: How many hours per week do you spend playing video/computer games?
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Cint. (August 28, 2018). United States: How many hours per week do you spend playing video/computer games? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/562473/us-number-of-hours-spent-playing-video-computer-games/
Cint. "United States: How many hours per week do you spend playing video/computer games?." Chart. August 28, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562473/us-number-of-hours-spent-playing-video-computer-games/
Cint. (2018). United States: How many hours per week do you spend playing video/computer games?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/562473/us-number-of-hours-spent-playing-video-computer-games/
Cint. "United States: How Many Hours per Week Do You Spend Playing Video/Computer Games?." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Aug 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/562473/us-number-of-hours-spent-playing-video-computer-games/
Cint, United States: How many hours per week do you spend playing video/computer games? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/562473/us-number-of-hours-spent-playing-video-computer-games/ (last visited May 31, 2023)
United States: How many hours per week do you spend playing video/computer games? [Graph], Cint, August 28, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/562473/us-number-of-hours-spent-playing-video-computer-games/