What Canadians Play
Canadian are more likely to play first-person, sports, and card games online; 40% of adult gamers play games online solo, 40% play with others online, 20% play online with other players in the room and 30% of Canadian adult gamers play online with players they’ve never met. Canadian adults most commonly play puzzle games while kids and teens prefer action and adventure games.
Canadians of all ages play video games – and there are games for everyone.
Puzzle and Word Games
37% of adults
24% of kids and teens
Action and Adventure Games
24% of adults
33% of kids and teens
Strategy & Role-Playing Games (RPGs)
23% of adults
15% of kids and teens
First-person and team-based Games
23% of adults
21% of kids and teens
Sports Games
18% of adults
17% of kids and teens
MMPORGs (Massively multi-player online role-playing games)
11% of adults
18% of kids and teens
Racing and Flight Games
11% of adults
18% of kids and teens
Fighting Games
11% of adults
12% of kids and teens
Social Games
11% of adults
15% of kids and teens
Demographic Highlights
Devices most often played varies; we have highlighted the devices, hours played per week (including the percentage of hours played online), as well as the top three most often played game titles by Canadians by age group. The overall percentage of play by gamers applies cross all devices.
Mobile gaming remains popular with females across all demographics while console gaming is popular among male gamers with the exception of males ages 35 to 54.
Female Gamers (6-12)
88% of females (6-12) play video games
Average hours of play per week: 9 hours
49% of females (6-12) play on mobile devices
31% of females (6-12) play on consoles
56% of play is online
Top three most played titles by female gamers (6-12):
Roblox
Minecraft
Mario Kart
Male Gamers (6-12)
95% of males (6-12) play video games
Average hours of play per week: 12 hours
31% of males (6-12) play on mobile devices
53% of males (6-12) play on consoles
60% of play is online
Top three most played titles by male gamers (6-12):
Minecraft
Fortnite
Mario Kart
Female Gamers (13-17)
79% of females (13-17) play video games
Average hours of play per week: 9.5 hours
47% of females (13-17) play on mobile devices
37% of females (13-17) play on consoles
48% of play is online
Top three most played titles by females (13-17):
Mario Kart
Fortnite
Sims 4
Male Gamers (13-17)
95% of males (13-17) play video games
Average hours of play per week: 21 hours
13% of males (13-17) play on mobile devices
57% of females (13-17) play on consoles
78% of play is online
Top three most played titles by males (13-17):
Fortnite
Call of Duty
Minecraft / Grand Theft Auto
Female Gamers (18-34)
68% of females (18-34) play video games
Average hours of play per week: 8.5 hours
82% of females (18-34) play on mobile devices
63% of females (18-34) play on consoles
50% of play is online
Top three most played titles by females (18-34):
Mario Kart
Call of Duty
Sims 4
Male Gamers (18-34)
89% of males (18-34) play video games
Average hours of play per week: 12 hours
71% of males (18-34) play on mobile devices
72% of males (18-34) play on consoles
63% of play is online
Top three most played title by males (18-34):
Call of Duty
FIFA20 / Grand Theft Auto
NBA 2K20
Female Gamers (35-54)
52% of females (35-54) play video games
Average hours of play per week: 8 hours
81% of females (35-54) play on mobile devices
42% of females (35-54) play on consoles
53% of play is online
Top three most played titles by females (35-54):
Solitaire
Candy Crush
Sudoku/ Scrabble
Male Gamers (35-54)
68% of males (35-54) play video games
Average hours of play per week: 8.5 hours
68% of males (35-54) play on mobile devices
62% of males (35-54) play on consoles
53% of play is online
Top three most played titles by males (35-54):
Call of Duty
NHL20
Madden20 / Mario Kart
Female Gamers (55-64)
36% of female gamers (55-64) play video games
Average hours of play per week: 8 hours
69% of females (55-64) play on mobile devices
20% of females (55-64) play on consoles
57% of play is online
Top three most played titles by females (55-64):
Solitaire
Candy Crush
Scrabble
Male Gamers (55-64)
41% of male gamers (55-64) play video games
Average hours of play per week: 9 hours
64% of males (55-64) play on mobile devices
36% of males (55-64) play on consoles
51% of play is online
Top three most played titles by females (55-64):
Solitaire
Video Poker
Sudoku