A survey fielded between March and April 2021 found that 21 22 of the male online population in the United Kingdom had downloaded video games in the past three months. Only 12 percent of female respondents claimed the same.
Video game access in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by gender
Original question: Have you downloaded/streamed/shared/purchased physical copies of Video Games in the past 3 months?
The definition of ‘shared’ was provided as: “By shared we mean that you personally made the file publicly available or sent or uploaded it online for someone else to download or stream/access. This does not include sending links to content that has already been shared by someone else, unless stated in the answer option.”
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Intellectual Property Office (UK), & GOV.UK. (December 22, 2021). Video game access in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291823/gender-of-digital-video-game-downloaders-and-accecssers-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), und GOV.UK. "Video game access in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by gender." Chart. December 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291823/gender-of-digital-video-game-downloaders-and-accecssers-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), GOV.UK. (2021). Video game access in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291823/gender-of-digital-video-game-downloaders-and-accecssers-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), and GOV.UK. "Video Game Access in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291823/gender-of-digital-video-game-downloaders-and-accecssers-uk/
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