Online Gaming in Pakistan: Demographic Characteristics and Gaming Preferences.

Online gaming has become very popular all over the world. This area of research is yet to be explored in Pakistan. The aim of the present article is to highlight the demographic characteristics of online gamers in Pakistan and to investigate their gaming preferences. A questionnaire was developed to access these variables in a sample of (N=357).The result indicated that middle adolescents are the main costumer of online games. 59% online gamers secured B grade in their respective classes. Facebook games were the most popular online games played by the participants. Females and males online gamers have different gaming preferences. The findings support the western literature on online gaming. The study will provide base for future researches on online gaming in Pakistan.