15 Facts About Gaming In 2015 That’ll Blow Your Mind

14. The Average Age Of A Gamer Is 35

Scratch gender for a second, as the people buying the most games and spending the most time cumulatively plugging away at their respective titles are the 18-35 age bracket - equalling out at an overall average gamer age of 35.

35 year-olds tend to have the most disposable income thanks to being in stable jobs, and can therefore be more dependable consumers than the pocket money-stockpiling teens of the land. To get the gender cap back on for a second, the average age of a female gamer is actually 43, whereas males are still 35. You'd therefore expect the average to be 39, but thanks to there being 56% of males overall, it offsets it back to 35.

Try not to think about it too much, just know that the major age demographic gaming is aiming at is no longer the early 20s market, but the deeper pockets of the family man. Kinda explains segmented DLC, Season Passes and micro-transactions, doesn't it?