Source: Gaming Attitudes and Habits of Adults Age 50-Plus. For more information, contact Brittne Nelson Kakulla, [email protected] https://www.aarp.org/2020gamingtrends https://doi.org/10.26419/res.00328.002 Gaming Attitudes and Habits of the 50+ Gamer 50+ GAMERS SPENT $3.5 BILLION Over half of the money that older adults spend on gaming is spent on content. Spending on content has increased 21% since 2016. $70 6-month average (n=1,664) CONTENT HARDWARE ACCESSORIES $ Gaming Spend 2019 CONTENT HARDWARE ACCESSORIES 523M 3.5B $ Gaming Spend 2016 $13 6-month average (n=1,112) 51% 38% 11% 42% 45% 13% from January - June. (compared to $523 million in 2016) In 2019, 50+ adults now play video games an average of 5 hours per week. The number of 50+ gamers increased from 40.2M to 50.6M. OLDER ADULT (50+) GAMERS ARE ON THE RISE GAMING HAS GONE MOBILE WOMEN RULE THE GAMING SPACE OLDER GAMERS PLAY VIDEO GAMES FOR BOTH PRACTICAL AND PLAYFUL REASONS There are more 50+ women playing video games than men. Over half (57%) of older adult gamers agree that playing video games relieves stress. 76% say they play games for fun. of women play games. 49 % of men play games. 40 % 2016 2019 Computers & Laptops 2016 2019 38% 44% Select Player 57% 76% Devices Used for Gaming 59% 47% 57% 73% Phones & Tablets 2016 2019 Base: Gamers who own device (base size varies) START END 2016 2019 40.2M 50.6M More 50+ adults are playing video gamers at least once a month as compared to 2016.