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U.S. daily time spent playing games 2018, by age
Average daily time spent playing games per capita in the United States in 2018, by age group (in minutes)
by S. Lock,
last edited
Aug 21, 2019
On average, people aged 15 to 24 years in the United States spent 43 minutes per day playing games in 2018. At the same time, 25-to-34-year-olds spent 21 minutes daily on this leisure activity.
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by S. Lock,
last edited
Aug 21, 2019
On average, people aged 15 to 24 years in the United States spent 43 minutes per day playing games in 2018. At the same time, 25-to-34-year-olds spent 21 minutes daily on this leisure activity.
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- 15 years and older
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- Figures have been rounded.
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