General video gaming use among the U.S. population increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Between May and December 2020, U.S. teens aged 15 to 19 years spent an average of 112.8 daily minutes on playing games and using computers for leisure, up from 73.8 minutes per day in the corresponding period of 2019. In 2024, the daily time spent on such activities among this age group decreased to 78.6 minutes per day.
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Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2024, by age group
(in minutes)
Characteristic
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
15 to 19 years
73.8
112.8
86.4
98.4
98.4
78.6
20 to 24 years
54.6
84.6
63
87
70.8
55.8
25 to 34 years
34.2
43.2
42.6
37.8
37.2
49.8
35 to 44 years
17.4
19.8
19.2
19.2
21
23.4
45 to 54 years
13.2
20.4
16.8
12.6
19.8
19.2
55 to 64 years
12.6
16.8
19.8
15
17.4
19.8
65 to 74 years
18.6
24
26.4
29.4
21
25.8
75 years and over
25.2
30.6
30
28.8
28.8
26.4
Total
27
37.2
33.6
34.2
33.6
34.2
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (June 26, 2025). Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2024, by age group (in minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2024, by age group (in minutes)." Chart. June 26, 2025. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2025). Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2024, by age group (in minutes). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Average Daily Time Spent Playing Games and Using Computer for Leisure per Capita in The United States from 2019 to 2024, by Age Group (in Minutes)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jun 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
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Average daily time spent playing games and using computer for leisure per capita in the United States from 2019 to 2024, by age group (in minutes) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, June 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/502149/average-daily-time-playing-games-and-using-computer-us-by-age/
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