percent of adult gamers in the United States who played on smartphones or tablets were planning to increase their purchases of virtual and digital goods within the next year. Computer and web/browser gamers were the least likely to increase their purchases in the upcoming year, with only
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percent of each group respectively stating that they intended to buy more virtual goods.
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among those who make purchases in games on each platform
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: Do you intend to buy more, less, or the same amount of virtual/digital goods in the following types of games in the next year? (Among those who make purchases on each platform; Computer N=871; Mobile N=910; Console N=929; Web games N=840)
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Vorhaus Advisors. (May 15, 2024). Planned purchase volume of virtual or digital goods among gaming spenders in the United States as of March 2024, by platform [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295363/us-planned-virtual-gaming-goods-purchases-increase-by-platform/
Vorhaus Advisors. "Planned purchase volume of virtual or digital goods among gaming spenders in the United States as of March 2024, by platform." Chart. May 15, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295363/us-planned-virtual-gaming-goods-purchases-increase-by-platform/
Vorhaus Advisors. (2024). Planned purchase volume of virtual or digital goods among gaming spenders in the United States as of March 2024, by platform. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295363/us-planned-virtual-gaming-goods-purchases-increase-by-platform/
Vorhaus Advisors. "Planned Purchase Volume of Virtual or Digital Goods among Gaming Spenders in The United States as of March 2024, by Platform." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1295363/us-planned-virtual-gaming-goods-purchases-increase-by-platform/
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