French video game players go out more, read more, and play more sports than the average

And first on the profile of the players, who have also been players for a long time: 49% of video game players are women. The average age of French players is 39 years old, a stable trend since it was 40 years old last year. Besides 84% of players are adults (18 years and over), 16% of children aged 10 to 17. And on the other side of the spectrum, there are more and more seniors among gamers: 43% of those over 65 play video games, 4.7 million players.

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Another cliché undermined by the study, that of the gamer who spends his days in front of the screen. It’s even the opposite: regular players also go to the cinema, museum, theater or concerts more often…

They read more: 71% of readers among players, compared to 66% for all French people… And they also play sports more often: at least once a month for 76% of them, that’s 6 points more than the French average.

Finally, it is a leisure activity that socializes: one in two child players makes friends thanks to video games.