Gaming consumption tops nine and a half hours per week

Rob Clapp

An overview of time spent playing video games and watching others play online across nine markets and by age group.

More and more people are engaging with gaming content, according to the latest research from Limelight Networks. Across nine countries and among adults who play video games at least once a week, 7:06 (hours:minutes) is spent each week playing video games. This is up 19.3% from 2018.

Germans play video games for the longest period, reaching nearly eight hours each week (7:58). In contrast, South Koreans play for the shortest period at 6:41.

However, South Koreans watch online gaming content for the second-longest period. India takes the top spot at 3:40 though, while Japan watches the least at...

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