Statistics about Bingo Players

March 23, 2010 by Orit
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Statistics about Online Bingo Players

It is hard to get rid of stereotypes and this is the case with bingo players. When most people hear about bingo, they think about old ladies in church basements. However, this is not the case and knowing the statistics about online bingo players will help you generate interest in this exciting game.

Online Bingo Players Statistics

Bingo statistics vary from one country to the other. However, the trend is the same. As an illustration, gender statistics are 70% women and 30% men in the U.K. In the U.S. and other countries, the women are the majority. Global statistics about online bingo players place the percentage of women between bingo players at about 80% and that of men at about 20%. This is mainly because in the developing countries, stereotype about bingo being a woman’s game is strongest.

A recent study showed that worldwide, bingo is played by over 100 million online players. This makes about 85% of all bingo players. Of the 100 million online bingo players, 50% love the game so much that they play daily. According to the same study, players aged 65 and over prefer bingo halls. According to the study, global statistics on bingo are that those between 18 and 24 make up 13.75% of all bingo players, those between 25 and 34 make up 15.96% of all bingo players, those between 35 and 49 make up 25.26% of all bingo players, those between 50 and 54 make up 5.82% of all bingo players, those between 55 and 64 make up 6.66% of all bingo players, and those above 65 make up the remaining 2.96% of online bingo players.

The increased interest in online bingo sites such as 123 BINGO ONLINE by young people is because playing bingo online is a good opportunity to socialize it can even lead to romance. Socializing is one of the greatest reasons people play bingo – this reason even surpass winning the jackpot.

The fact that the old stereotype does not apply bingo is clearly illustrated by the fact that rock star Bono, actress Catherine Zeta-Jones, the wife of Ozzy, Sharon Osborne, and television star Kelly Ripa are among many celebrities who have taken to online bingo.

Excluding the United States, 2006 estimates state are that bingo brought in half a billion dollars. In 2010, this is expected to double. In the U.S., charitable bingo is very popular and it brings in about $3 billion annually.

In 2006, estimates are that 50,000 offline bingo players, out of about 3 million, changed to online bingo. About 90% of these were below 50.

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Other interesting statistics about online bingo players collected in 2006 are that 83% of online bingo players multitask while playing bingo online, 20% of online bingo players have been at it for less than 2 years, 20% have been at it for less than 5 years, and 40% have been playing for over 5 years, and 69.2% of online players opt for 75 balls bingo and 30.8% opt for 90 balls bingo. However, there is a new game, 80 balls bingo, which is gaining popularity among people who consider 75 balls to be too few and 90 balls to be too many.

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According to statistics about online bingo players, online bingo on sites such as DESPERATE HOUSE WIVES BINGO is most popular in developed countries. The UK leads this list, but the game is also popular in the U.S., Japan, Canada, and Sweden.