UK PC gaming reach 2023

A September to November 2023 survey of UK adults aged 16 years and older found that eight percent of respondents had ever played games on a PC, compared to ten percent of respondents who played video games on a laptop or netbook. Despite PC gaming declining in comparison to the growing console and mobile market, the segment received a boost in popularity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

PC and laptop gaming penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2023

Characteristic	Pre-2021: on a desktop computer, laptop or netbook	On a laptop or netbook	On a desktop computer
2023	-	10%	8%
2022	-	11%	9%
2021	-	13%	12%
2020/21	25%	-	-
2019	10%	-	-
2018	12%	-	-
2017	9%	-	-
2016	11%	-	-
2015	14%	-	-
2014	16%	-	-
2013	17%	-	-
2012	15%	-	-
2011	13%	-	-
2010	11%	-	-
2009	14%	-	-
2007	17%	-	-

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Release date

January 2024

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2012 to November 2023

Number of respondents

3,643 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

* n (2007) = 2,905; n (2009) = 1,824; n (2010) = 2,117; n (2011) = 1,823; n (2012) = 1,805; n (2013) = 1,642; n (2014) = 1,890; n (2015) = 1,841; n (2016) = 1,846; n (2017) = 1,875; n (2018) = 1,882; n (2019) = 1,479; n (2020/21) = 3,105; n (2022) = 3,651; n (2023) = 3,643.

2022 wave: interviews were conducted between September 23 and November 9, 2022
2021 wave: interviews were conducted between October 16 and December 13, 2021
2020/21 wave: interviews were conducted between October 6, 2020 and January 23, 2021.

2021 methodology: interviewing conducted using a mix of post-to-online and online panels. Paper questionnaires could also be requested by postal respondents and were returned by post. Any break column with a base size lower than 100 has been removed as margins of error become too great. Data is tested at the 99% confidence level.

Original survey question: Do you ever play games at home or elsewhere in any of these ways? (MULTI CODE) On a laptop or netbook // On a desktop computer (one that is usually in a fixed place with a separate screen and keyboard)

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