Online gaming with other players has become increasingly common. In 2021, gamers in the United States played approximately 7.5 hours per weeks online with others, up from 6.6 hours in 2020. Online cooperative or multiplayer gaming is more popular than playing in-person with others.
Weekly time spent gaming with others according to gamers in the United States in 2020 and 2021
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Entertainment Software Association. (July 18, 2021). Weekly time spent gaming with others according to gamers in the United States in 2020 and 2021 (in hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/302529/time-spent-gaming-usa/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Entertainment Software Association. "Weekly time spent gaming with others according to gamers in the United States in 2020 and 2021 (in hours)." Chart. July 18, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/302529/time-spent-gaming-usa/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Entertainment Software Association. (2021). Weekly time spent gaming with others according to gamers in the United States in 2020 and 2021 (in hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/302529/time-spent-gaming-usa/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Entertainment Software Association. "Weekly Time Spent Gaming with Others According to Gamers in The United States in 2020 and 2021 (in Hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/302529/time-spent-gaming-usa/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Entertainment Software Association, Weekly time spent gaming with others according to gamers in the United States in 2020 and 2021 (in hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/302529/time-spent-gaming-usa/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 24, 2025)
Weekly time spent gaming with others according to gamers in the United States in 2020 and 2021 (in hours) [Graph], Entertainment Software Association, July 18, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/302529/time-spent-gaming-usa/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
