Humans have collectively spent 5.9 million years playing “World of Warcraft”. That’s more time than we have existed as a species separate from chimpanzees.
By one analyst’s calculation, the 11 million or so registered users of the online role-playing fantasy World of Warcraft collectively have spent as much time playing the game since its introduction in 2004 as humanity spent evolving as a species-about 50 billion hours of game time, which adds up to about 5.9 million years.