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
* 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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Ofcom. (January 19, 2024). PC and laptop gaming penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/300508/pc-gaming-in-the-united-kingdom/
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