According to a survey between September and October 2023, 85 percent of teens in the United States played video games. Out of all gamers, 40 percent of respondents aged 13 to 17 years stated that they identified as gamers, with boys being more likely to identify as gamers than girls.
Share of teenagers in the United States who play video games and identify as gamers as of October 2023
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Pew Research Center. (May 9, 2024). Share of teenagers in the United States who play video games and identify as gamers as of October 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500247/us-teens-gaming-gamer-self-id/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Share of teenagers in the United States who play video games and identify as gamers as of October 2023." Chart. May 9, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500247/us-teens-gaming-gamer-self-id/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. (2024). Share of teenagers in the United States who play video games and identify as gamers as of October 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500247/us-teens-gaming-gamer-self-id/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Pew Research Center. "Share of Teenagers in The United States Who Play Video Games and Identify as Gamers as of October 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500247/us-teens-gaming-gamer-self-id/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Share of teenagers in the United States who play video games and identify as gamers as of October 2023 [Graph], Pew Research Center, May 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1500247/us-teens-gaming-gamer-self-id/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
