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Survey shows two-thirds of Americans are gamers now.

The ESA / YouGov data unsurprisingly shows that an estimated 212 million Americans play games, with gaming at least one hour a week most prevalent among young people, including over 80 percent of Gen Alpha and Gen Z.

Older Americans are playing games, too, though, including 50 percent of Boomers, the only generation where more women play games than men.

A chart showing the percentage of Americans in each generation who report playing video games
A chart showing the percentage of men and women of each generation who report playing video games
1/2Image: Entertainment Software Assocation
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