Today in Data: People Are More Digitally Engaged When They’re Having Fun Online

People Digitally Engaged When They’re Having Fun

Today in data, there’s nothing like fun to increase consumer engagement online. An 11-nation study found that 61% of respondents go online to have fun. The same study found that having fun ranked in the top engagement activities with video streaming earning the top spot. Peer-to-peer (P2P) wagering also offers high engagement and attracts new customers, with one out of every two wagerers never having placed a bet before on the Lucra P2P wagering platform.

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    Data

    61%: Proportion of people from 11 countries that go online specifically to have fun

    40%: Percentage that consumer engagement increases when people are participating in digital activities that don’t involve making a purchase

    37: Number of states that allow P2P sports wagering, where even a $10 bet ups engagement

    27%: Amount of potential that digital transformation has reached

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