What is a Real Canadian Gamer?

The term gamer usually sparks conversations in the gaming community. We wanted to hear from gamers to find out what they thought of the term and if they had to describe themselves if they would use the term. Here’s what we learned. There is high acceptance of the term gamer among 13-to-17-year-old Canadians and the least acceptance among ages 55 to 65.

Females

60%

60% of 13-to-17-year-old females consider themselves gamers

 

  • 30% Like the term

  • 50% Indifferent

  • 20% Don’t like the term

58%

58% of 18-to-34-year-old females consider themselves gamers

 

  • 35% Like the term

  • 55% Indifferent

  • 10% Don’t like the term

42%

42% of 35-to-54-year-old females consider themselves gamers

 

  • 23% Like the term

  • 57% Indifferent

  • 20% Don’t like the term

29%

29% of 55-to-64-year-old females consider themselves gamers

 

  • 16% Like the term

  • 60% Indifferent

  • 24% Don’t like the term

Males

90%

90% of 13-to-17-year-old males consider themselves gamers

 

  • 52% Like the term

  • 41% Indifferent

  • 6% Don’t like the term

82%

82% of 18-to-34-year-old males consider themselves gamers

 

  • 57% Like the term

  • 36% Indifferent

  • 7% Don’t like the term

64%

64% of 35-to-54-year-old males consider themselves gamers

 

  • 29% Like the term

  • 61% Indifferent

  • 10% Don’t like the term

45%

45% of 55-to-64-year-old males consider themselves gamers

 

  • 15% Like the term

  • 77% Indifferent

  • 8% Don’t like the term

Total Number of Canadians Playing Video Games

23

Million

Percentage of Canadians Playing Video Games

61%

61% of Canadians

play video games

Age Breakdown of Canadian Gamers

Ages 18 to 64

61%

61% of Canadian adults under the age of 65 play video games

Ages 6 to 17

89%

89% of Canadian kids and teens play video games

 

Average Age of Canadian Gamer

34

Average Age

Across All Canadian Gamers

50%

50% are female

50%

50% are male