A September to November 2023 survey found that almost seven in ten gamers in the United Kingdom ever played games online. This represents an unchanged reach in online gaming from the previous year. Online gaming has always enjoy popularity among UK gamers but gained a whole new relevance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Share of gaming audiences who ever play games online in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023
* n (2023) = 1,893; n (2022) = 2,032; n (2020/21) = 1,912; n (2018); n (2017) = 544; Data not available for 2019. 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 question: Do you play games online? (SINGLE CODE)
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Ofcom. (January 19, 2024). Share of gaming audiences who ever play games online in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/301331/online-gaming-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Share of gaming audiences who ever play games online in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023." Chart. January 19, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/301331/online-gaming-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2024). Share of gaming audiences who ever play games online in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/301331/online-gaming-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Share of Gaming Audiences Who Ever Play Games Online in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2017 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/301331/online-gaming-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, Share of gaming audiences who ever play games online in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/301331/online-gaming-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Share of gaming audiences who ever play games online in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2023 [Graph], Ofcom, January 19, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/301331/online-gaming-in-the-uk/
