Share of gamers playing selected game genres worldwide 2017, by gender

Distribution of gamers playing selected game genres worldwide as of January 2017, by gender

The data displays the distribution of gamers playing selected game genres worldwide as of January 2017, broken down by gender. It was found that 36% of gamers who admitted to playing high fantasy MMOs were women.

Match 3 69 31
Family/farm Sim 69 31
Casual puzzle 42 58
Atmospheric exploration 41 59
Interactive drama 37 63
MMOs (high fantasy) 36 64
Japanese RPG 33 67
Western RPG 26 74
Survival roguelike 25 75
Platformer 25 75
City building 22 78
Action RPG 20 80
Sandbox 18 82
Action adventure 18 82
MMOs (Sci-Fi) 16 84
Open world 14 86
Turn-based strategy 11 89
MOBA 10 90
Grand strategy 7 93
First-person shooter 7 93
Racing 6 94
Tactical shooter 4 96
Sports 2 98