Video gaming has ceased to become just a hobby of the young and is now a viable career for the most talented gamers across the world. During a 2020 survey, 41.2 percent of male respondents stated that they wanted to become a professional gamer in future, while 70.9 percent of female respondents stated they were not interested in a professional gaming career.
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Limelight Networks. (March 5, 2020). Share of gamers who want to become professional gamers in the future worldwide in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/1132968/professionals-gamers-gender/
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