In this round of reporting on the MyGaming Lifestyle Survey results we take a look at the earning and spending habits of gamers.<\/p>\n
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<\/a> along with notes on statistical accuracy.<\/p>\n We asked survey participants to indicate their rand-value gross monthly household income, how much they spend per month buying games, and which platforms they own.<\/p>\n Here are the overall results from the sample size of 1,136:<\/p>\n SA gamers’ income<\/span><\/p>\n Gaming spend We asked survey participants to indicate how much money (rands) they spend on games each month.<\/p>\n Gaming platforms<\/span><\/p>\n Note: this was a multiple choice question, hence the results show which percentage of the 1,136 participants own each particular platform.<\/p>\n Below we break down game spending by age bracket.<\/p>\n From the results we see that the average gamer earns between R10,000 and R20,000 each month, and across the age group most spend up to R500 on games each month.<\/p>\n Are you a virgin? MyGaming survey results<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n MyGaming community awards: best games of 2013<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nOverall earning and spending trend<\/h3>\n
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\n Age bracket and percentage of the 1,136 survey participants<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n <\/td>\n Under 20 (5.46%)<\/strong><\/td>\n 20 – 24 (20.51%)<\/strong><\/td>\n 25 – 29 (33.45%)<\/strong><\/td>\n 30 – 34 (21.65%)<\/strong><\/td>\n 35 – 39 (10.21%)<\/strong><\/td>\n 40+ (3.35%)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 0 – 500<\/td>\n 80.65%<\/td>\n 72.53%<\/td>\n 62.89%<\/td>\n 65.85%<\/td>\n 63.79%<\/td>\n 73.68%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 501 – 1000<\/td>\n 9.68%<\/td>\n 21.03%<\/td>\n 29.74%<\/td>\n 25.61%<\/td>\n 30.17%<\/td>\n 26.32%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1001 – 1500<\/td>\n 8.06%<\/td>\n 3.00%<\/td>\n 4.74%<\/td>\n 6.10%<\/td>\n 4.31%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 1501 – 2000<\/td>\n 1.61%<\/td>\n 2.58%<\/td>\n 1.84%<\/td>\n 0.81%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2001 – 2500<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.43%<\/td>\n 0.26%<\/td>\n 1.63%<\/td>\n 0.86%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 2501 – 3000<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.53%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3000 – 3500<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 3501 – 4000<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 4001+<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.43%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n 0.86%<\/td>\n 0.00%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n More MyGaming survey results<\/h3>\n