Video Game Industry Infographic

1. Though 49% of Americans say they play video games in some form,
only 10% identify themselves as “gamers”
In addition, men are twice as likely to call themselves “gamers”, as
women.
6 out of 10 people
believe that men play games more than women.
The truth is that women and men play games in equal amounts.
48%
50%
72% of people that play games are 18 years old or older. The average video game player is 35 years
of age.
Women make up a larger portion of the video game communitee (31%) than boys under the age of 18
(just 18%)
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
$10.1
$17.1 $16.7
$15.2 $15.4 $15.4
$16.5
$24.5
U.S. Video Game Sales (in Billions) from 2009 to 2016
Video game sales have seen a net growth in the past few years.
People are playing video games more than ever.
Despite this increase in game sales, people are going to the video game store less and less.
Most people choose to get there video games from digital retailers.
Digital game sales accounted for 74% of game sales in 2016 (including full game digital down-
loads, subscriptions, DLC, mobile and social.).
74% 26%Digital Sales Physical Sales
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