Original question: In a typical week, how much time, if any, do you spend playing video games on a console, PC, mobile phone or any other handheld device?
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Weekly gaming intensity according to GB shooter players 2021
An October 2021 survey asked adult gamers in Great Britain about their weekly time spent on video games. Of surveyed shooter gamers, 38 percent of respondents were categorized as heavy gamers, whilst 15 percent were considered medium gamers. For all genre gamers, 23 percent were heavy gamers and 17 percent fell in to the medium category. Additionally, 21 percent of shooter gamers identified as hardcore gamers.
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YouGov. (November 1, 2021). Weekly time spent with video games according to shooter players in Great Britain (GB) as of October 2021 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1280526/gb-weekly-time-video-games-shooter-players/
YouGov. "Weekly time spent with video games according to shooter players in Great Britain (GB) as of October 2021." Chart. November 1, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1280526/gb-weekly-time-video-games-shooter-players/
YouGov. (2021). Weekly time spent with video games according to shooter players in Great Britain (GB) as of October 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1280526/gb-weekly-time-video-games-shooter-players/
YouGov. "Weekly Time Spent with Video Games According to Shooter Players in Great Britain (Gb) as of October 2021." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Nov 2021, /statistics/1280526/gb-weekly-time-video-games-shooter-players/
YouGov, Weekly time spent with video games according to shooter players in Great Britain (GB) as of October 2021 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1280526/gb-weekly-time-video-games-shooter-players/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Weekly time spent with video games according to shooter players in Great Britain (GB) as of October 2021 [Graph], YouGov, November 1, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1280526/gb-weekly-time-video-games-shooter-players/
