The average age of gamers worldwide has been reported as 41.

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) released its 2025 'Power of Play' global video game report on the 7th. The report covers data from 21 countries—including Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Poland, China, India, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, the UAE, Canada, Mexico, the US, Brazil, and Australia—detailing age demographics, gender ratios, and preferred genres. The survey sample consisted of 24,216 individuals who play video games weekly.

According to the data, the average age of global gamers is 41. This is significantly higher than the global average age of 31 recorded last year. The largest age group is 25-34 (26%), followed by 35-44 (23%), 45-54 (16%), 16-24 (14%), 55-64 (12%), and those 65 or older (10%).

Regarding preferred platforms, mobile ranked first at 55%, while PC and gaming consoles tied for second at 21% each. VR and other hardware accounted for 2% and 1%, respectively. The gender ratio was found to be 51% male and 48% female, showing a slightly higher proportion of men.

Looking at the data for South Korea, the most prominent age groups were 35-44 (23%) and 45-54 (23%), which differs slightly from the global results. The gender ratio was 54% male and 46% female. Mobile was the preferred platform at 57%, followed by PC (30%), gaming consoles (10%), and VR (2%). The most popular genre was puzzle games at 48%, followed by action (37%) and sports (26%).