According to the MyGaming Lifestyle Survey results, burgers, wraps, and deep fried foods are firm favourites among SA’s gamers, while KFC is the most popular take-away joint.
However, most gamers claim to keep their junk food intake reasonable, spending only up to R500 a month.
What do SA gamers eat?
From the sample size of 1,136 survey participants, 84.51% said they purchase fast food and/or junk food during an average month.
The table below breaks down the results from the survey participants who consume these types of food. Note that these questions were multiple choice.
Fast food and junk food consumed during an average month |
|
| Yes | 84.51% |
| No | 15.49% |
Types of fast food and junk food |
|
| Burgers, wraps, and deep fried food | 83.65% |
| Pizza | 80.94% |
| Fish / Sushi | 43.75% |
| Themed take-away (Chinese, Indian, Italian, etc) | 41.77% |
| Store bought junk food (chips, chocolate, sweets, biscuits, etc) | 57.71% |
| Other | 7.71% |
Fast food restaurants |
|
| Andiccio’s 24 | 3.23% |
| Burger King | 10.42% |
| Chicken Licken | 7.08% |
| Debonairs | 25.63% |
| KFC | 60.42% |
| McDonalds | 52.29% |
| Nando’s | 33.85% |
| Roman’s Pizza | 31.98% |
| Scooters | 11.46% |
| Steers | 43.13% |
| Wimpy | 20.21% |
| Other | 32.60% |
Money (rands) spent per month on fast food and junk food |
|
| 0 – 500 | 59.24% |
| 501 – 1,000 | 28.52% |
| 1,001 – 1,500 | 7.57% |
| 1,501 – 2,000 | 3.08% |
| 2,001 – 2,500 | 0.97% |
| 2,501 – 3,000 | 0.35% |
| 3,000+ | 0.26% |
Previously we unpacked the demographics of the MyGaming survey participants, painting a broad picture of the high-end gaming market in South Africa. The demographics results can be read here along with notes on statistical accuracy.
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