The graph shows the percentage of gamers in the United States playing massively multiplayer online (MMO) games as of December 2016, broken down by gender. It was found, that 22 percent of female respondents played MMO games often, while a further 16 percent did so regularly.
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The graph shows the percentage of gamers in the United States playing massively multiplayer online (MMO) games as of December 2016, broken down by gender. It was found, that 22 percent of female respondents played MMO games often, while a further 16 percent did so regularly.
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- Release date
- January 2017
- Region
- United States
- Survey time period
- December 14 to 23, 2016
- Number of respondents
- total survey n = 1,560
- Age group
- 18 years and older
- Method of interview
- Online survey
- Supplementary notes
- Question: The following section is about online multiplayer games (i.e. games that let you directly interact with other players).Do you play games in online multiplayer mode?
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