This statistic shows the share of online respondents in Great Britain who reported playing paid and free games of different types. Of online respondents, 18 percent played any app, 17 percent played free apps and 8 percent played paid for apps.
Online game playing penetration in Great Britain (UK) in 2012, by type of game and payment
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* Share of online respondents playing each type of game. ** The data was weighted to a profile of GB online gamers provided from a GB offline nationally representative sample of 4,062 adults. Multiple responses were possible.
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ISFE. (November 21, 2012). Online game playing penetration in Great Britain (UK) in 2012, by type of game and payment [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 13, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/273659/game-acquisition-in-great-britain-by-game-type-and-payment/
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