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Online video game accessing in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018, by frequency
Online video game accessing in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012-2018, by frequency
Have you ever accessed digital video games?*
by Katrin Kienast,
last edited
Sep 5, 2018
The statistic presents data on accessing video games online among internet users in the United Kingdom as of eight survey waves running between August 2012 and March 2018. As of wave eight ending March 2018, 16 percent of respondents reported ever having accessed video games online, compared to 10 percent that reported having accessed video games in the three months previous to survey.
Have you ever accessed digital video games?*
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| Ever done | Past three months | |
|---|---|---|
| August to October 2012 | 11% | 7% |
| November 2012 to January 2013 | 12% | 8% |
| March to May 2013 | 12% | 7% |
| March to May 2015 | 12% | 8% |
| March to May 2016 | 12% | 8% |
| March 2017 | 14% | 9% |
| March 2018 | 16% | 10% |
| Ever done | Past three months | |
|---|---|---|
| August to October 2012 | 11% | 7% |
| November 2012 to January 2013 | 12% | 8% |
| March to May 2013 | 12% | 7% |
| March to May 2015 | 12% | 8% |
| March to May 2016 | 12% | 8% |
| March 2017 | 14% | 9% |
| March 2018 | 16% | 10% |
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by Katrin Kienast,
last edited
Sep 5, 2018
The statistic presents data on accessing video games online among internet users in the United Kingdom as of eight survey waves running between August 2012 and March 2018. As of wave eight ending March 2018, 16 percent of respondents reported ever having accessed video games online, compared to 10 percent that reported having accessed video games in the three months previous to survey.
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- Kantar Media; Ofcom
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- Release date
- July 2018
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- August 2012 to March 2018
- Number of respondents
- 4,526**
- Age group
- 12 years and older
- Special properties
- among internet users
- Supplementary notes
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* Excludes patches and upgrades.
** Base of most recent survey wave (Wave 8). Base varied by wave: n (W2) = 4,728; n (W3) = 4,708; n (W4) = 4,673; n(W5) = 4,552, n(W6) = 4,670, n(W7) = 4,573.
Online (CAWI) and face-to-face (CAPI) surveys were used.
The source does not provide detailed information regarding the question. The chosen wording here might therefore differ slightly from the survey.
Data for waves previous to Wave 8 published earlier by the source.
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- Sources
- Kantar Media; Ofcom
- Show further sources information
- As a Premium user you get access to the detailed source references and background information about this statistic.
- Show publisher information
- Release date
- July 2018
More information
- Region
- United Kingdom
- Survey time period
- August 2012 to March 2018
- Number of respondents
- 4,526**
- Age group
- 12 years and older
- Special properties
- among internet users
- Supplementary notes
-
* Excludes patches and upgrades.
** Base of most recent survey wave (Wave 8). Base varied by wave: n (W2) = 4,728; n (W3) = 4,708; n (W4) = 4,673; n(W5) = 4,552, n(W6) = 4,670, n(W7) = 4,573.
Online (CAWI) and face-to-face (CAPI) surveys were used.
The source does not provide detailed information regarding the question. The chosen wording here might therefore differ slightly from the survey.
Data for waves previous to Wave 8 published earlier by the source.
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