comScore says U.S. online gaming audience grew 27 percent in 2008
Wed, Jan 28th, 2009
Free online games had a big surge in 2008, thanks to the ailing economy. Market researcher comScore reported today that the U.S. audience for online gaming sites grew to 86 million visitors in December, compared with 67 million a year ago.
The total time spent playing online games has jumped 42 percent. The total share of Americans’ Internet time spent playing online games grew from 3.7 percent in December 2007 to 4.9 percent in December 2008.
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Topics: Gaming Audience, Online Gaming, 5 Million, Game Site
