Global prevalence of gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Matthew W R StevensDiana S DorstynPaul H DelfabbroDaniel L KingPublished in: The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (2020)
The worldwide prevalence of gaming disorder appears to be comparable to obsessive-compulsive disorder and some substance-related addictions, but lower than compulsive buying and higher than problem gambling. Gaming disorder prevalence rates appear to be inflated by methodological characteristics, particularly measurement and sampling issues.