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RESEARCH BY APP CATEGORY<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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Gaming<\/h1>\n

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Gaming<\/h1>\n

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What we found for gaming apps<\/h3>\n

The mobile video game industry is now the largest in the gaming market, with <\/span>57% of players<\/b><\/a> enjoying their favorite games on smartphones over PCs<\/b> and consoles. Kids are no stranger to mobile games, and across 2022, they made sure to get in their daily play, engaging with gaming apps for an average of 38 minutes every day<\/span> – making it the only category in our analysis to experience no change on a global level from 2021.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kids were more than willing to grind the hours needed to progress in online games: across 2022, <\/span>children clocked up over 3 hours daily on role-playing game World of Warcraft <\/b>and battle arena multiplayer Defense of the Ancients 2. While time-consuming, these games paled in comparison to children\u2019s long-time champion Roblox, which 59% of kids worldwide now play, <\/span>averaging a whopping 180 minutes of gameplay per day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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THE MOST POPULAR VIDEO GAMES IN 2022<\/h3>\n

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Roblox was kids\u2019 choice on a global level and in all countries we examined, but with a noticeable difference in popularity between Spain and the rest. <\/span>Roblox hit a high of 59% popularity worldwide<\/span><\/strong>, rising to 62% of kids in the US, 63% in Australia, and our report\u2019s record-breaking 67% of kids in the UK. In Spain, on the other hand, just 44% of children use Roblox, only just above second place contender Clash Royale, coming in at 40% popularity. <\/span><\/p>\n

Spain\u2019s top 5 also featured party knockout game Stumble Guys, which didn\u2019t feature in any other country\u2019s top games across 2022. Australian, British, and US kids favored scenario-picking game What Would You Choose? Rather instead. <\/span>Clash Royale made it to second place in the global rankings<\/span><\/strong>, with 24% of kids choosing to play over Minecraft, 2021\u2019s silver medal winner. <\/span>Minecraft took third place overall<\/span><\/strong>,<\/strong> decreasing in popularity from 26% to 23% of kids playing the game in 2022. <\/span><\/p>\n

Worldwide phenomenon <\/span>Among Us finally dropped out of kids\u2019 top 5 most popular games in 2022<\/span><\/strong>, appearing in sixth position in the US, and falling out of the remaining popularity rankings in all other countries analyzed in this report. Globally, it was replaced by battle arena multiplayer Brawl Stars, long a favorite among Spanish kids, but making its appearance in the gaming top 5 for the first time this year. <\/span><\/p>\n

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