53+ Gamers Statistics For 2024 (Latest Data)

Hence, with the rapid increase in the video game industry, the number of gamers is also increasing rapidly and will cross 3.3 billion in 2024. 

In this article, we will see insight into the number of gamers by region, demography, etc.

Gamers Statistics 2024 (Top Picks)

Gaming is a massive industry with a diverse player base. This introduction explores the latest statistics and trends in the gaming world.

1. There are 3.22 billion gamers worldwide. This number is set to reach 3.32 billion in 2024.

2. Globally, there are 0.130 billion gamers, have been increased from 2022 to 2023.

3. 4.21% of gamers increased from 2022 to 2023. 

4.  There are 4450 active eSports players in the United States as of 2023.

5. 0.322 billion gamers spend less than one-hour playing games. 

6. The global gaming industry’s revenue will reach $233.5 billion by the end of 2023. 

7.  The Gaming industry in the United States generated $90 billion in revenue as of 2023. 

8. In North America, there are 285 million gamers as of 2023. 

9. Almost 82% of total internet users played video games worldwide as of 2024.

10. There were over 1.7 billion male gamers and over 1.39 billion female gamers worldwide in 2022. 

11. There are 618 million gamers under the age of 18.

12. 89.7% of total male internet users between the ages of 16 to 24 years played video games in 2022. 

13. 52% of gamers worldwide subscribe to at least one gaming service. 

14. 66% of gamers in the United States say relaxation is the main reason for playing video games. That accounts for 2.04 billion gamers.

15. 1.61 billion gamers play games because they want to utilize their time while taking a break or waiting for someone.  

Gamers Statistics (General Statistics)

16. The number of gamers is anticipated to reach 2.32 billion in 2024.

Here is a table showing the number of gamers from 2015 to 2024. 

Year	Number Of Gamers
2015	2.030 billion
2016	2.170 billion
2017	2.330 billion
2018	2.490 billion
2019	2.640 billion
2020	2.810 billion
2021	2.960 billion
2022	3.090 billion
2023	3.220 billion
2024*	3.320 billion

*Projected

17. Globally, there are 0.130 billion gamers, have been increased from 2022 to 2023.

Here is a table showing how many gamers increased year by year from 2015 to 2024. 

Year	Increase Over The Previous Year
2015	–
2016	0.140 billion
2017	0.160 billion
2018	0.160 billion
2019	0.150 billion
2020	0.170 billion
2021	0.150 billion
2022	0.130 billion
2023	0.130 billion
2024*	0.1 billion

18. 4.21% of gamers increased from 2022 to 2023. 

Here is a table showing the percentage of increased gamers from 2015 to 2024. 

Year	The Percentage Increase Over The Previous Year
2015	–
2016	+6.90%
2017	+7.37%
2018	+6.87%
2019	+6.02%
2020	+6.44%
2021	+5.34%
2022	+4.39%
2023	+4.21%
2024*	+3.11%

19. There were 216 million gamers in the United States in 2022. 

20. There are 4450 active eSports players in the United States as of 2023. 

Here is a table showing the top 10 countries with the most active eSports players. 

The Top Country	Number Of Active eSports Players
The United States	4550
Brazil	1387
China	1553
South Korea	1064
Russia	1059
France	1057
Germany	1047
The United Kingdom	932
Japan	864
Thailand	827

21. Globally, 81.9% of total internet users played video games in 2022. 

22. 26% of gamers spend 1 to 5 hours playing video games weekly. 

Here is a table showing the time spend playing video games weekly by gamers.

Hours	Share Of Respondents
Less than 1 hour	10%
1 to 5 hours	26%
6 to 10 hours	19%
11 to 15 hours	10%
16 to 20 hours	6%
More than 20 hours	7%
Don’t know	1%
Don’t play video games	22%

23. 0.322 billion gamers spend less than one-hour playing games. 

Here is a table showing the number of gamers who spends time playing video games weekly. 

Hours	Number Of Gamers
Less than 1 hour	0.322 billion
1 to 5 hours	0.83 billion
6 to 10 hours	0.61 billion
11 to 15 hours	0.322 billion
16 to 20 hours	0.19 billion
More than 20 hours	0.22 billion
Don’t know	0.03 billion
Don’t play video games	0.70 billion

24. Gamers in Germany spend almost 7 hours weekly playing games. 

Here is a table showing the number of hours gamers spend weekly by top countries.

The Top Countries	Number Of Hours
Germany	6.92 hours
The United Kingdom	6.89 hours
The United States	6.76 hours
Japan	6.64 hours
India	6.35 hours
Italy	6.26 hours
France	6.22 hours
Singapore	5.85 hours
The Republic of Korea	5.04 hours

Source: TRUELIST, Exploding Topics, Finance Online.

Gaming Industry Statistics

According to Statista, the value of the video game market is $97.67 billion in the United States.

Additionally, the United States ranked first in the most major gaming markets. 

In this section, we will take a quick closer look at the statistics of the global and U.S. gaming industries.  

25. The global gaming industry’s revenue will reach $233.5 billion by the end of 2023.  

Here is a table showing the gaming industry’s revenue from 2017 to 2027. 

Year	Revenue Of The Gaming Industry
2017	107.1 billion
2018	119.9 billion
2019	133.3 billion
2020	169.2 billion
2021	198.6 billion
2022	208.6 billion
2023*	233.5 billion
2024*	255.1 billion
2025*	270.9 billion
2026*	284.8 billion
2027*	298.2 billion

*Projected

26. The Gaming industry in the United States generated over $90 billion in revenue as of 2023. 

Source: Statista, Exploding Topics.

Gamers Statistics By Region

According to Exploding Topics, almost 46% of gamers are in Asia. 

Asia is followed by Europe (22%), Latine America (13%), North America (8.85%), MENA (5.21%), Sub-saharan African (4.47%), and Oceania (0.5%) region. 

In this section, we will see essential statistics about Gamers by region, country, etc. 

27. In North America, there are 285 million gamers as of 2023. 

Here is a table showing the number of gamers as of 2023 by region. 

Region	Number Of Gamers
Asia	1.480 billion
Europe	715 million
Latine America	420 million
North America	285 million
MENA	168 million
Sub-Saharan African	144 million
Oceania	32 million

28. 95.8% of total internet users played video games in the Philippines in 2022. 

Here is a table showing the countries where most internet users played video games in 2022. 

Country	Internet Users Play Video Games
Philippines	95.8%
Indonesia	94.8%
Vietnam	93.1%
Thailand	93%
Turkey	92.3%
India	91.9%
Mexico	91.3%
Taiwan	91.3%
Saudi Arabia	90.1%
South Africa	89.7%
Brazil	88.4%
UAE	88.2%
Chile	87.6%
Malaysia	87.4%
Greece	86.3%
Colombia	84.8%
Portugal	84.7%
Egypt	83.4%
Romania	83.3%
Hong Kong	83.1%
The United States	82.9%
Singapore	81.7%
Poland	80.9%
France	80.8%
Italy	80.6%
Argentina	80.2%
Spain	79.8%
Canada	79.5%
Russia	78.4%
Sweden	78.4%
Israel	78.3%
South Korea	78.3%
Switzerland	77.9%
New Zealand	77.6%
Czechia	75.9%
Austria	75.5%
Netherlands	75.2%
Australia	75%
Germany	74.6%
Denmark	74.3%
Norway	72.7%
The United Kingdom	72.4%
China	72.1%
Ireland	72.1%
Belgium	69.5%
Japan	66.4%

Source: Exploding Topics, Statista.

Gamers’ Demography Statistics

According to Statista, 20% of gamers in the world are under the age of 18. 

And only 7% of gamers are above the age of 65. 

In this section, we will see some interesting statistics about the Gamers’ age, ethnicity, etc. 

29. There were over 1.7 billion male gamers and over 1.39 billion female gamers worldwide in 2022. 

30. Of the total number of gamers, less than 55% were male gamers in the United States in 2022.

Here is a table showing the percentage of male gamers from 2006 to 2022. 

Year	Percentage Of Male Gamers
2006	62%
2007	62%
2008	60%
2009	60%
2010	60%
2011	58%
2012	53%
2013	55%
2014	52%
2015	56%
2016	59%
2017	59%
2018	55%
2019	54%
2020	59%
2021	55%
2022	Less than 55%

31. Of the total number of gamers, over 45% were female gamers in the United States in 2022.

Here is a table showing the percentage of female gamers from 2006 to 2022. 

Year	Percentage Of Female Gamers
2006	38%
2007	38%
2008	40%
2009	40%
2010	40%
2011	42%
2012	47%
2013	45%
2014	48%
2015	44%
2016	41%
2017	41%
2018	45%
2019	46%
2020	41%
2021	45%
2022	More than 45%

32. There are 618 million gamers under the age of 18.

33. There are 2.47 billion adult gamers in the world. 

Here is a table showing the total number of gamers by age group. 

Age Group	Number Of Gamers
Under 18 years	618 million
18 to 34 years	1.17 billion
35 to 44 years	433 million
45 to 54 years	371 million
55 to 64 years	278 million
Above 65 years	216 million

34. 38% of gamers are age between 18 to 34 years old. 

Here is a table showing the percentage of gamers by age group. 

Age Group	Share Of The Total Gamers
Under 18 years	20%
18 to 34 years	38%
35 to 44 years	14%
45 to 54 years	12%
55 to 64 years	9%
Above 65 years	7%

35. 73% of gamers are white in the United States. 

Here is a table showing the percentage of gamers in the United States by ethnicity. 

Ethnicity	Percentage Of Gamers
White	73%
Hispanic	9%
Black	8%
Asian	6%
Others	2%

36. 81.2% of total male internet users played video games in 2022. 

37. 89.7% of total male internet users between the ages of 16 to 24 years played video games in 2022. 

Here is a table showing the percentage of male internet users who played video games in 2022 by age group.

Age Group	Male Internet Users Who Played Video Games
16 to 24 years	89.7%
25 to 34 years	88%
35 to 44 years	84.8%
45 to 54 years	76.9%
55 to 64 years	66.7%

38. 78.8% of total female internet users played video games in 2022. 

39. 87.3% of total female internet users between the ages of 16 to 24 years played video games in 2022.

Here is a table showing the percentage of female internet users who played video games in 2022 by age group.

Age Group	Female Internet Users Who Played Video Games
16 to 24 years	87.3%
25 to 34 years	86.5%
35 to 44 years	80.6%
45 to 54 years	74.2%
55 to 64 years	65.4%

Source: Exploding Topics, Statista.

Gamer Subscriptions Statistics

According to Exploding Topics, 1.67 billion gamers worldwide subscribe to at least one gaming service.

And 2.29 billion console gamers are likelier to subscribe to gaming services. 

In this section, we will see some essential statistics about gamer subscriptions. 

40. 52% of gamers worldwide subscribe to at least one gaming service. 

41. 74% of console gamers are likelier to subscribe to gaming services. 

42. 66% of PC gamers are likelier to subscribe to gaming services.

43. 2.04 billion PC gamers are likelier to subscribe to gaming services.

44. There are 100 million live Xbox users in the world.

45. Live Xbox users were just 39 million in 2016. 

46. Sony had 47.3 million PlayStation Plus subscribers in 2022. 

Source: Exploding Topics. 

Gamer Preferences Statistics

Over 143 million United States gamers said they play video games for relaxation. 

Moreover, over 112 million gamers said they play video games while taking a break or waiting for someone. 

In this section, we will see some essential statistics about gamer preferences. 

47. 66% of gamers in the United States say relaxation is the main reason for playing video games. That accounts for 2.04 billion gamers. 

Here is a table showing the top reasons for playing video games in the United States. 

Reasons	Share Of Gamers
For relaxation, unwinding	66%
Utilize time while taking a break or waiting for someone	52%
To be highly entertained	51%
Spent time by myself	48%
To solve my problems, using my brain and thinking logically	37%
For comfortable feeling	32%

48. 1.61 billion gamers play games because they want to utilize their time while taking a break or waiting for someone. 

Here is a table showing the number of gamers and their reason for playing video games in the United States. 

Reasons	Number Of Gamers
For relaxation, unwinding	2.04 billion
Utilize time while taking a break or waiting for someone	1.61 billion
To be highly entertained	1.58 billion
I spent time by myself	1.48 billion
To solve my problems, using my brain and thinking logically	1.14 billion
For comfortable feeling	0.99 billion

49. Globally, 63% of gamers play casual games. 

50. 39% of gamers play action games. 

Here is a table showing the percentage of gamers by game type. 

Game Type	Share Of Gamers
Casual Games	63%
Action Games	39%
Shooter Games	39%
Racing Games	37%
Family Games	33%
Adventure Games	31%

51. 1.95 billion gamers play casual games. 

Here is a table showing the number of gamers by game type. 

Game Type	Number Of Gamers
Casual Games	1.95 billion
Action Games	1.21 billion
Shooter Games	1.21 billion
Racing Games	1.14 billion
Family Games	1.02 billion
Adventure Games	0.96 billion

Source: Exploding topics. 

Gamers’ Statistics By Device

According to Finance Online, 1.29 billion gamers worldwide use smartphones to play video games. 

And 676 million gamers use PC for playing video games. 

In this section, we will see some essential statistics about gamers by device. 

52. Smartphone games hold 40% of the gaming market.  

Here is a table showing the gaming market by devices. 

Device	Share In Market
Smartphones	40%
Console Games	28%
PC Games	21%
Tablets Games	9%
Browser PC Games	2%

53. PC is the top gaming platform for game developers, with 63%. 

Here is a table showing the top gaming platforms for game developers. 

Platform	Share Of Game Developers
PC	63%
PlayStation 5	31%
Android	30%
iOS	30%
Xbox series X/S	29%
Xbox One (or One X)	22%
PlayStation 4 (or Pro)	21%
Nintendo Switch	20%
Mac	18%
Web Browser	10%
VR Headset	7%
Linux	3%
Google Stadia	3%

Source: Finance Online, Exploding Topics. 

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Conclusion: Gamers Statistics (2024)

The gaming industry to grow to continue in the coming years. With the increasing gaming industry, the number of gamers is also expected to grow. 

The Asian region dominates in the number of gamers in the world. 

The number of male and white gamers is more in the United States. 

For more updated statistics, revisit this article. We will be updating this article from time to time.