COVID-19 impact on time spent PC gaming in the U.S. 2020, by genre

Published by
J. Clement,
Sep 22, 2021
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, many people turned to video gaming as a form of entertainment during long periods of being locked down at home. During a survey in the United States in June 2020, PC gamers stated that their time spent playing fighting games had increased by 24 percent.

Increase in time spent video gaming during the COVID-19 pandemic among PC gamers in the United States as of June 2020, by genre

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Release date

August 2020

Region

United States

Survey time period

May and June 2020

Number of respondents

239 respondents

Age group

13 years and older

Special properties

among those who played video games before or during COVID-19

Method of interview

Online survey

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