UK digital entertainment sales by sector 2022

In 2022, digital video game sales in the United Kingdom reached over 4.1 billion British pounds, representing a 3.1 percent increase compared to the previous year. The sector has been growing constantly, with video games generating the greatest amount of digital revenue in 2022.

Digital entertainment retail sales in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2022, by sector (in million GBP)

Characteristic	Videogames	Video	Music
2022	4,175.8	4,213.2	1,796.4
2021	4,048.8	3,627.2	1,637.4
2020	4,005.8	2,971.4	1,463.2
2019	3,153.6	2,110	1,135.5
2018	2,927.7	1,723.7	934.5
2017	2,745.2	1,340.5	766.8
2016	2,284.2	1,559.4	621.2
2015	1,945.3	1,065.9	546.9
2014	1,622	832.9	505.8
2013	1,265.7	624.8	503.3
2012	1,012	443.2	460.8
2011	753	280.6	333

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2011 to 2022

Special properties

digital formats

Supplementary notes

Figures for years 2011 to 2016 were previously published by the source.

Additional source information:
Music: Official Charts / ERA BPI
Video: Digital - IHS estimates (including EST, TV-VoD, web-based VoD and sVoD services) / Futuresource Consulting
Games: Digital - IHS estimates (including digital online, mobile and tablet gaming) / IHS Markit estimates

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