The popular video game, Fortnite, has become the favorite pastime of young people who already spend 21% of their free time on it, according to data from the National Research Group collected by Fast Company.
At the same time, the incorporation of a social component in the game leads gamers to even put aside social networks, where they have reduced their time of use by 3% to represent 16% of their free time.
A trend that does not seem to be entirely harmful, especially for the emotional health belgium phone number of players who say they feel better spending their time on Fortnite than on social media because, they say, it helps them escape from their problems, express themselves without fear of being judged and contributes to increasing their self-confidence.
But while the video game's popularity is growing, especially among gamers aged 10 to 12, it still has a long way to go before it can dethrone YouTube, Netflix and Instagram, which hold the top spots for weekly usage time among Americans aged 10 to 17.