A survey between March and April 2021 found that video game consumers in the United Kingdom spent an average of 22 British pounds per month on individual game downloads via app stores and digital gaming storefronts for PC and consoles. Respondents spend approximately 11 British pounds on video game streaming services such as a PlayStation Now subscription or the now defunct Google Stadia per month.
Average monthly spending on digital video games according to gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by platform
(in GBP)
Characteristic
Average monthly spend in British pounds
Paying a small fee to access one or many games through a shared/unknown account(e.g. usher shares login credentials)
23.8
A video game streaming service such as PlayStation Now or Google Stadia
22.1
Download individual video games through services such as the Apple App Store, Google Play, PlayStation or Xbox Store, Steam, Origin etc.
22
Paying to access games through a subscription service (PlayStation Plus, Apple Arcade)
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Intellectual Property Office (UK), & GOV.UK. (February 3, 2023). Average monthly spending on digital video games according to gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by platform (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291840/consumer-spending-on-video-games-by-category-uk/
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Intellectual Property Office (UK), GOV.UK. (2023). Average monthly spending on digital video games according to gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by platform (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291840/consumer-spending-on-video-games-by-category-uk/
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Intellectual Property Office (UK) & GOV.UK, Average monthly spending on digital video games according to gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by platform (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291840/consumer-spending-on-video-games-by-category-uk/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Average monthly spending on digital video games according to gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022, by platform (in GBP) [Graph], Intellectual Property Office (UK), & GOV.UK, February 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/291840/consumer-spending-on-video-games-by-category-uk/