A survey of parents revealed that in 2024, about 73 percent of children who bought in-game items spent about 1 to 20 euros per month. The average claimed monthly expenditure on in-game items was 31 euros, down from 39 euros in 2023.
Average claimed monthly spend according to parents whose children spend money in-game items from 2020 to 2024
(in euros)
according to parents / guardians of children in household who spend money in video games (909)
Supplementary notes
The original question was phrased by the source as follows: "In an average month. how much money does your child/children spend in-game? Please, include across all the games they play and any devices they play on."
All video game players aged 11-64 across GB, FR, DE, SP, IT All adults 18+ with children aged 0-16 in household across GB, FR, DE, SP, IT
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Video Games Europe. (September 12, 2024). Average claimed monthly spend according to parents whose children spend money in-game items from 2020 to 2024 (in euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1461739/europe-children-in-game-items-monthly-spending/
Video Games Europe. "Average claimed monthly spend according to parents whose children spend money in-game items from 2020 to 2024 (in euros)." Chart. September 12, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1461739/europe-children-in-game-items-monthly-spending/
Video Games Europe. (2024). Average claimed monthly spend according to parents whose children spend money in-game items from 2020 to 2024 (in euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 10, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1461739/europe-children-in-game-items-monthly-spending/
Video Games Europe. "Average Claimed Monthly Spend According to Parents Whose Children Spend Money In-game Items from 2020 to 2024 (in Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Sep 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1461739/europe-children-in-game-items-monthly-spending/
Video Games Europe, Average claimed monthly spend according to parents whose children spend money in-game items from 2020 to 2024 (in euros) Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1461739/europe-children-in-game-items-monthly-spending/ (last visited November 10, 2024)
Average claimed monthly spend according to parents whose children spend money in-game items from 2020 to 2024 (in euros) [Graph], Video Games Europe, September 12, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1461739/europe-children-in-game-items-monthly-spending/
