Video gaming has ceased to become just a hobby of the young and is now a viable career for the most talented gamers across the world. During a 2020 survey, 41.2 percent of male respondents stated that they wanted to become a professional gamer in future, while 70.9 percent of female respondents stated they were not interested in a professional gaming career.
Share of gamers who want to become professional gamers in the future worldwide in 2020, by gender
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Limelight Networks. (March 5, 2020). Share of gamers who want to become professional gamers in the future worldwide in 2020, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132968/professionals-gamers-gender/
Limelight Networks. "Share of gamers who want to become professional gamers in the future worldwide in 2020, by gender." Chart. March 5, 2020. Statista. Accessed October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132968/professionals-gamers-gender/
Limelight Networks. (2020). Share of gamers who want to become professional gamers in the future worldwide in 2020, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132968/professionals-gamers-gender/
Limelight Networks. "Share of Gamers Who Want to Become Professional Gamers in The Future Worldwide in 2020, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132968/professionals-gamers-gender/
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Share of gamers who want to become professional gamers in the future worldwide in 2020, by gender [Graph], Limelight Networks, March 5, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1132968/professionals-gamers-gender/
