A March to May 2022 survey of video game consumers in the United Kingdom found that 83 percent of respondents only accessed digital game downloads via legal sources. A further 12 percent of respondents stated that they used a mix of legal and illegal sources to download games online.
Distribution of legal and illegal digital game downloads according to gaming consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Only legal
83%
Mix of legal and illegal
12%
Only illegal
4%
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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GOV.UK, & Intellectual Property Office (UK). (February 3, 2023). Distribution of legal and illegal digital game downloads according to gaming consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291288/video-games-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
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