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Video gamers at an arcade in Beijing, China, in September. (Getty Images (gaming); Shutterstock.com (flags)
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Game Time
This graph shows the percentage of residents ages 18-64 in selected countries who played six or more hours of video games per week from January to June 2021. These rankings could change though, as China enacted a new law in September that limits minors to three hours of online video game time weekly. Do you think that’s a good idea?
Percentage Playing at Least Six Hours of Video Games Weekly