Play Investigator

I’ll spare the graphs and just list the numbers. (Again, caveat is that the estimates may be on the high side, but it’s hard to tell without knowing more about their methods etc.)

% of U.S. population that plays MMOs and Virtual Worlds

26% of 8-12 y.o. boys

27% of 8-12 y.o. girls

37% of 13-19 y.o. boys

24% of 13-19 y.o. girls

% of U.S. population that plays games on mobile phones

23% of 8-12 y.o. boys

17% of 8-12 y.o. girls

18% of 13-19 y.o. boys

30% of 13-19 y.o. girls

Fun to look at the international numbers, too. Mobile and virtual worlds are definitely on their way!