A survey from April 2020 asked Italians if the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown influenced their gaming behavior. Data reveal that about five in ten respondents from the Islands believed to have spent more time playing with video games than usually. In particular, 18 percent of interviewees claimed that the time dedicated to video games increased significantly. Similarly, almost five in ten respondents from the South stateted that the gaming time increased during the lockdown.
The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Durante il periodo di quarantena nazionale, a seguito della pubblicazione del Decreto "IoRestoaCasa", il tempo da te dedicato a videogiochi/online gaming (su pc, smartphone o gaming console) è aumentato, diminuito o rimasto invariato? Seleziona una sola risposta".
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YouGov Italy. (April 9, 2020). How has the time you usually dedicate to play video games changed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 28, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111861/gaming-behavior-during-the-coronavirus-lockdown-in-italy-by-macro-region/
YouGov Italy. "How has the time you usually dedicate to play video games changed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown?." Chart. April 9, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111861/gaming-behavior-during-the-coronavirus-lockdown-in-italy-by-macro-region/
YouGov Italy. (2020). How has the time you usually dedicate to play video games changed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 28, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111861/gaming-behavior-during-the-coronavirus-lockdown-in-italy-by-macro-region/
YouGov Italy. "How Has The Time You Usually Dedicate to Play Video Games Changed during The Coronavirus (Covid-19) Lockdown?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111861/gaming-behavior-during-the-coronavirus-lockdown-in-italy-by-macro-region/
YouGov Italy, How has the time you usually dedicate to play video games changed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111861/gaming-behavior-during-the-coronavirus-lockdown-in-italy-by-macro-region/ (last visited June 28, 2025)
How has the time you usually dedicate to play video games changed during the coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown? [Graph], YouGov Italy, April 9, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111861/gaming-behavior-during-the-coronavirus-lockdown-in-italy-by-macro-region/
