A global survey conducted in the second quarter of 2025 found that **** percent of internet users worldwide played video games. Shooter games were the most popular genre, played by **** percent of respondents. Action-adventure games ranked second, with **** percent of participants reporting they had played this genre in the past year.
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We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater. (October 15, 2025). Share of video gamers worldwide who have played games in select gaming genres in the past 12 months as of 2nd quarter 2025 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/240990/global-online-games-genre-breakdown/
We Are Social, und DataReportal, und Meltwater. "Share of video gamers worldwide who have played games in select gaming genres in the past 12 months as of 2nd quarter 2025." Chart. October 15, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/240990/global-online-games-genre-breakdown/
We Are Social, DataReportal, Meltwater. (2025). Share of video gamers worldwide who have played games in select gaming genres in the past 12 months as of 2nd quarter 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/240990/global-online-games-genre-breakdown/
We Are Social, and DataReportal, and Meltwater. "Share of Video Gamers Worldwide Who Have Played Games in Select Gaming Genres in The past 12 Months as of 2nd Quarter 2025." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Oct 2025, /statistics/240990/global-online-games-genre-breakdown/
We Are Social & DataReportal & Meltwater, Share of video gamers worldwide who have played games in select gaming genres in the past 12 months as of 2nd quarter 2025 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/240990/global-online-games-genre-breakdown/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Share of video gamers worldwide who have played games in select gaming genres in the past 12 months as of 2nd quarter 2025 [Graph], We Are Social, & DataReportal, & Meltwater, October 15, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/240990/global-online-games-genre-breakdown/
