Brief profile of Americans regularly playing games using connected devices

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, March 30, 2023

Summary

Fun is a major pastime for most, but not all, American adults using connected devices. Whether they use a game console, gaming PC, regular computer, tablet, or mobile phone, most Americans regularly play immersive or other games.

This TUPdate briefly profiles Americans who regularly play immersive/video or other games, detailing their age, gender, employment status, presence of children, life stage, and use of game-specific devices such as a VR headset.

Americans that play games skew young

  • Playing games using a connected device is a regular activity by two-thirds or more of Americans under the age of 45
    • Connected devices include computers, mobile phones, tablets, and game consoles
  • Beyond age 55, playing games is done by less than half of these older adults
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How many gamers? [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, December 15, 2020

How many gamers are there? Is the market size big or small? Are the people that play games online or with their connected devices a small group of busy, fun-loving people, or is game-playing more widespread? This MetaFAQs answers the baseline question about how many millions of adults in the US, Germany, UK, and Japan use a game console, gaming desktop, gaming notebook, or even smartphones, PCs, tablets, or game consoles to play immersive games or other games. The results are based on TUP/Technology User Profile 2020.

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PC gaming by household size [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, December 6, 2020

Is playing immersive or other games on a PC more likely in a smaller or larger household? How widespread is PC game-playing in the US, Germany, UK, and Japan by household size?

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Mobile phone game playing by household size [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, November 29, 2020

Is playing immersive or other games on a smartphone or feature phone more likely in a smaller or larger household? How widespread is mobile phone game-playing in the US, Germany, UK, and Japan by household size?

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Tablet game playing by household size [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, November 24, 2020

Are tablets being used to play games? Is the share higher or lower among households with more persons? This MetaFAQs reports on the percent of online adults regularly playing a game using a tablet by household size and country.

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Smartphone activities by watch OS [TUPdate]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, November 19, 2020

The smartphone-smartwatch Connection

Smartwatches offer the promise to extend the user’s experiences. Most are tightly coupled with a smartphone and its ecosystem. We looked into whether smartwatch users’ behaviors are any different, whether they have an iPhone or Android smartphone. Drilling into the MetaFacts TUP/Technology User Profile 2020 results showed there is a gap between OS and between countries.

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Top tablet activities by country [MetaFAQs]

Dan Ness, Principal Analyst, MetaFacts, October 17, 2020

How are users using tablets? What are the main activities used on their tablets? Does this vary by country? This MetaFAQs reports on the top 12 activities regularly used on the primary tablet of online adults in the US, the UK, and Germany.

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