Not PUBG Mobile but Candy Crush-like games most popular among Indians
Gamers worldwide play video games an average of 8 hours and 27 minutes each week
Shubham Verma | March 16, 2021 | Updated 15:37 IST
Half of global gamers (53 percent) say they ve made new friends through online games.
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They are now binge-gaming for over 5 hours, up from around 4 hours last year.
Globally, smartphones are the most preferred devices for video gaming.
Even though PUBG Mobile was snatched away from Indians last year, the adoption of video games has soared to new heights, thanks to the pandemic that forced people to stay indoors for a better part of the year in 2020. A recent survey from online survey platform Limelight Networks has suggested that Indians spent more than 8 hours playing video games on average in a week, with most of the players devoting 7 to 12 hours each week. This figure towers over the average time of 8 hours and 27 minutes each week globally.