Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Poland, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Participants were aged 16-65+, and all qualified as active gamers, defined as playing video games for at least one hour per week via console, PC/laptop, tablet, mobile, or VR. Quotas and screening criteria ensured a minimum of 1,000 active gamers per country. All respondents were recruited via professionally accredited consumer research panels.
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In-person video gaming with others as positive experience 2025, by region
A 2025 survey of video gamers found nearly in ten respondents worldwide found that playing video games with others in person was a net positive experience. In total, ** percent of global gamers found that playing video games with others in person was a very positive experience.
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Entertainment Software Association. (October 8, 2025). Share of video gamers who say that playing in person with others is a positive experience worldwide in 2025, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/1624945/positive-in-person-video-gaming-experience-by-region/
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