Popular online gaming genres India 2025, by gender

Published by
Tanushree Basuroy,
Apr 25, 2025

As per the results of January 2025 survey on online gaming in India by Rakuten Insight, about 35 percent of male respondents stated that they played shooter games, compared to 33 percent of female respondents. With around 13 percent, a higher share of women reported to play casual games like Tetris compared to male respondents at just six percent.

Most popular genres for online gaming in India as of January 2025, by gender

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Release date

March 2025

Region

India

Survey time period

January 19 to 31, 2025

Number of respondents

20,498 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

among 8,721 female and 11,777 male respondents.

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Survey question: "What genre of games do you prefer to play? (you may choose up to three options)".

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