Monthly consumer spending on digital video games in the UK 2022, by platform

Published by
J. Clement,
May 31, 2024
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)

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Release date

February 2023

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

April 7 to May 31, 2022

Number of respondents

1,355 respondents

Age group

12 years and older

Special properties

streamed and/or downloaded video games in the past 3 months

Supplementary notes

Original question: Approximately how much do you personally spend each month on the below sources of streaming or downloading video games? (Proportion of video game consumers over past three months using a paid source and average amount spent each month by users of that source)
This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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