A March to April 2021 survey found that 13 percent of gaming consumers in the United Kingdom streamed or accessed video games online. This type of access largely refers to online gaming subscriptions such as PlayStation Now or Google Stadia, and excludes game consumption via downloads.
Video game streaming or access via the internet in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021
among internet users; in the past 3 months; excluding downloads
Supplementary notes
Original question: Have you streamed or accessed any of the following through the internet in the past 3 months? By this we mean that you viewed, listened or played them directly through the internet without downloading them onto your device (e.g. computer, laptop, smartphone etc.)
The source mentions that the methodology changed between March 2018 and March 2019.
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Intellectual Property Office (UK), & GOV.UK. (December 22, 2021). Video game streaming or access via the internet in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 25, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291138/online-video-game-accessing-in-the-united-kingdom-by-frequency/
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Intellectual Property Office (UK), GOV.UK. (2021). Video game streaming or access via the internet in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 25, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291138/online-video-game-accessing-in-the-united-kingdom-by-frequency/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), and GOV.UK. "Video Game Streaming or Access via The Internet in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291138/online-video-game-accessing-in-the-united-kingdom-by-frequency/
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