Share of wealthy Americans who participate in online gaming in 2018

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Umair Bashir,
Apr 3, 2025
The statistics shows the share of affluent Americans who participated in online or virtual gaming playing others in a live environment around the globe in 2018. The results show the high income households. In 2018, 22.36 percent of respondents who stated their income was high said they participated in online gaming.

Share of affluent Americans who participate in online or virtual gaming in 2018

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Release date

June 2018

Region

United States

Survey time period

November 22 to December 27, 2017 and April11 to May 28 2018

Number of respondents

20,409 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

residential online population

Supplementary notes

The original question was "Do you participate in online or virtual gaming playing others in a live environment around the globe (e.g. Xbox Live or World of Warcraft)?"
High income : top 33 percent of households

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