World of Warcraft and Fortnite have been played for over 141 billion hours. Maybe Earth is an online video game played by an alien civilization, each human controlled by an alien gamer. Population of Earth increases to account for the growing popularity of the game.

Mobile game spending hits record $1.7B per week in Q1 2021, up 40% from pre-pandemic levels. Even as coronavirus restrictions are easing up, demand for mobile gaming isn’t slowing. Users worldwide downloaded 30% more games in Q1 2021 than in Q4 2019. 1/2 Headlines by @AbeBurns