A third of Americans don't play video games at all
Core finding
About a third of Americans (32%) don't play video games at all in a typical week, according to a November 2025 Verasight survey. A quarter (25%) play every day.
Another 18% play one or two days a week, while 15% play three or four days and 10% play five or six.
Topline distribution
A third of Americans don't play video games at all.
During a typical week, how many days do you play video games (e.g., games on your phone, on a game console, or on a computer)?
n = 1,000 · Nov 14–20, 2025 · MoE ±3.2%
Methodology
Full methodology →| Mode | Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting |
|---|---|
| Population | US adults age 18+ |
| Field dates | Nov 14–20, 2025 |
| Base (unweighted) | 1,000 |
| Margin of error | ±3.2% |
| Module | Module 3 |
| Sponsor | Verasight |
| Weight variable | weight |
| Weighting targets | age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status |
Sources
- reports.verasight.io/r/verasight-apha-2025
During a typical week, how many days do you play video games (e.g., games on your phone, on a game console, or on a computer)?
Cite this question
Verasight APHA Omnibus Survey #2025-148, fielded November 14-20, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.2%.