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Sports games rank among the most popular types of video games.

Here are some statistics from the Entertainment Software Association’s 2021 Essential Facts About the Video Game Industry that will help you get a better idea of the popularity of video games in the United States. Sixty-seven percent of adults (ages 18 and older) were video game players (or gamers). Seventy-six percent of kids (ages 18 and younger) played video games. Seventy-four percent of Americans had at least one video game player in their household.

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What Is Video Game Addiction?