In 2021, the participation rate of playing home console or PC game in Japan reached 46.6 percent of male participants and 39.3 percent of female participants. This represented an increase compared to 40.6 percent and 31.4 percent respectively in 2016.
Participation rate of playing home video game console or PC games in Japan from 1996 to 2021, by gender
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e-Stat (Japan). (August 31, 2022). Participation rate of playing home video game console or PC games in Japan from 1996 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/783433/japan-participation-rate-playing-home-use-video-or-pc-games-by-gender/
e-Stat (Japan). "Participation rate of playing home video game console or PC games in Japan from 1996 to 2021, by gender." Chart. August 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/783433/japan-participation-rate-playing-home-use-video-or-pc-games-by-gender/
e-Stat (Japan). (2022). Participation rate of playing home video game console or PC games in Japan from 1996 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/783433/japan-participation-rate-playing-home-use-video-or-pc-games-by-gender/
e-Stat (Japan). "Participation Rate of Playing Home Video Game Console or Pc Games in Japan from 1996 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/783433/japan-participation-rate-playing-home-use-video-or-pc-games-by-gender/
e-Stat (Japan), Participation rate of playing home video game console or PC games in Japan from 1996 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/783433/japan-participation-rate-playing-home-use-video-or-pc-games-by-gender/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Participation rate of playing home video game console or PC games in Japan from 1996 to 2021, by gender [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), August 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/783433/japan-participation-rate-playing-home-use-video-or-pc-games-by-gender/