Video games play a major role in the daily lives of most Taiwanese, according to a Google online survey, with 66 percent of respondents saying they play video games for at least half an hour a day.
The survey, which was conducted by Google and the GFK market research institute among people aged 16 to 45, found that among respondents who said they played video games, 52 percent were female and 48 percent were male.
The largest group of video game players were people aged from 26 to 35, who accounted for 40 percent of the total respondents, the survey showed.
The 16-to-25 and 36-to-45 age groups each accounted for 30 percent of the total users, indicating that video games have penetrated groups beyond young people, Google Taiwan said.
If extrapolated over the entire population, the results suggest that the nation collectively spends the equivalent of 3,000 years playing video games every day.
Mobile devices have played a crucial role in the growth of Taiwan’s video game market, with 92 percent of respondents saying they played games on mobile devices, according to the survey.
The survey was conducted in Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and the US in the fourth quarter of last year.
In Taiwan, 3,070 valid samples were collected.
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