In 2023, online sales accounted for approximately 97.5 percent of video games sales in the United Kingdom, amounting to approximately 4.6 billion British pounds worth of sales during the measured period. Online sales do not only include digital gaming sales but also physical game copies that are purchased via the internet. This trend has already been ongoing for the past few years but received a boost during COVID-19-related retail closures.
Video game software retail sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2023, by sales channel
(in million GBP)
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Entertainment Retailers Association. (March 17, 2024). Video game software retail sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2023, by sales channel (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/281919/video-game-software-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Entertainment Retailers Association. "Video game software retail sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2023, by sales channel (in million GBP)." Chart. March 17, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281919/video-game-software-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Entertainment Retailers Association. (2024). Video game software retail sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2023, by sales channel (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 16, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/281919/video-game-software-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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Video game software retail sales revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2012 to 2023, by sales channel (in million GBP) [Graph], Entertainment Retailers Association, March 17, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/281919/video-game-software-sales-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed