---
title: "Who plays video games in America?"
description: "Though the majority of Americans think most video games players are men, equal numbers of men and women report playing video games. Yet, men are twice as likely to call themselves “gamers.”"
date: "2016-01-05"
authors:
  - name: "No Author"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2016/01/05/who-plays-video-games-in-america/"
categories:
  - "Digital Divide"
  - "Leisure"
---

# Who plays video games in America?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxpEvi2TKRM

Highlights from the report: [Gaming and Gamers](https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2015/12/15/gaming-and-gamers/). Though the majority of Americans think most video games players are men, equal numbers of men and women report playing video games. Yet, men are twice as likely to call themselves “gamers.”