{"id":27384,"date":"2022-04-06T09:09:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-06T09:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qustodio.com\/?page_id=27384"},"modified":"2023-08-18T15:12:10","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T15:12:10","slug":"gaming-qustodio-annual-data-report-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.qustodio.com\/en\/gaming-qustodio-annual-data-report-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaming | Qustodio Annual Data Report 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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RESEARCH BY APP CATEGORY<\/strong><\/p>\n

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RESEARCH BY APP CATEGORY<\/p>\n

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What we found for gaming apps<\/p>\n

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Gaming<\/p>\n

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What we found for gaming apps<\/p>\n

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The time kids invested in their favorite games held firm in 2021, with their newly acquired pandemic screen time habits proving difficult to shake. On a global level, and in the US and UK, <\/span>children matched their 2020 gaming time minute for minute<\/b>. In Spain, where limiting video game time was the most popular supervision strategy in our family survey, children managed to bring their video game screen time down by 15%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While game-time stabilized, <\/span>kids invested extra minutes in online strategy<\/b> and first-person shooter style games, such as Defense of the Ancients 2, Destiny 2, and Fortnite, along with classic favorite World of Warcraft, increasing their time on these games by an average of 18%.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In terms of time spent, <\/span>World of Warcraft<\/b> took the crown in the US, with kids spending 185 minutes, or just over 3 hours daily, absorbed in the fantasy universe. In all other countries analyzed, <\/span>Roblox <\/b>was the clear frontrunner. Despite Roblox’s <\/span>longest ever downtime<\/span><\/a> in October of 2021, where the game was offline for 73 hours, children still managed to <\/span>increase their time on Roblox by 80% during 2021<\/b>, spending <\/span>173 minutes<\/b> a day on the hit platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOST POPULAR GAMING APPS IN 2021<\/h3>\n

In all countries analyzed, <\/span>Roblox was the most popular game<\/b>, with <\/span>56%<\/b> of kids playing it around the world, rising to <\/span>62%<\/b> of children in the UK, and <\/span>61%<\/b> in the US. For the first time in our analysis of children\u2019s app habits, Roblox took the top spot in Spain, with 38% of children diving into the 3D experience.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Long-term favorite <\/span>Minecraft took the global silver medal for gaming<\/b> (26% of kids), holding firm in its position in the US and UK along with a slight increase in popularity. While Minecraft failed to make 2021\u2019s top 5 in Spain, it came in sixth position for the first time at 13%, showing growth in popularity in the region.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Globally, <\/span>Among Us and Clash Royale also gained popularity in 2021<\/b>, increasing by 7% and 8% respectively. Conversely, party-style this or that game <\/span>What Would You Choose? Rather lost popularity points<\/b>, falling to fifth position overall globally, from third to fourth in the US, and from second to third in the UK. In Spain, where children have never featured What Would You Choose? Rather in their top 5, Brawl Stars was the game of choice, with 33% of kids teaming up with friends in the online battle arena game.<\/span><\/p>\n

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HOW MUCH TIME DID CHILDREN SPEND ON VIDEO GAMES IN 2021?<\/h3>\n

Globally, <\/span>kids of all ages spent the most time playing Roblox<\/b> for the first time in our research since 2019, on average using the game for <\/span>173 minutes a day<\/b> – almost 3 hours – across 2021. The only game to beat this time record was World of Warcraft, where kids worldwide spent 185 mins\/day, despite it not making even the top 10 in terms of popularity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Time on the third most popular video game, <\/span>Among Us<\/b>, also increased in 2021,<\/span> rising to just over an hour in the US and UK<\/b> (61 mins\/day). Children in Spain spent less time overall on nearly all of the country\u2019s most popular games, reducing their time on <\/span>Among Us<\/b> by 8 mins\/day, and long-term favorite<\/span> Brawl Stars<\/b> by 10 mins\/day.<\/span><\/p>\n

While time on Roblox and Among Us largely boomed, number two most popular favorite Minecraft lost out on multiple minutes of gameplay worldwide. Despite its global community of players <\/span>rising to over 141 million<\/span><\/a> in 2021, <\/span>children played Minecraft 14 mins\/day less than they did in 2020<\/b>, falling from 49 mins\/day to 35 mins\/day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Time spent on video games remained relatively stable year-round in all countries except the UK, with kids spending <\/span>an<\/b> average of 38 mins\/day on all types of game<\/b>. A bigger dip could be seen in October and November, most likely due to parents restricting time on video games in countries where September back-to-school routines came into force.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kids in all of the countries analyzed, where remote learning was still an option for many schools in the early months of 2021, spent more time on video games at the beginning of the year – especially in the UK, where game time peaked at 47 mins\/day in February. <\/span>Children in the US spent the most time on video games<\/b>, averaging <\/span>40 mins\/day<\/b>, while <\/span>Spanish children spent 43% less time connected<\/b> than their US counterparts, at just <\/span>28 mins\/day<\/b> overall. <\/span><\/p>\n

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