A survey between March and April 2021 found that video game consumers in the United Kingdom spent an average of 21.50 British pounds per month on individual game downloads via app stores and digital gaming storefronts for PC and consoles. Respondents spend approximately 12.30 British pounds on video game streaming services such as a PlayStation Now subscription or the now defunct Google Stadia per month.
Average monthly spending on digital video games according to gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by platform
(in GBP)
Characteristic
Average monthly spend in British pounds
Download individual video games through services such as the Apple App Store, Google Play, PlayStation or Xbox Store, Steam, Origin etc.
21.5
A video game streaming service such as PlayStation Now or Google Stadia
15.5
Paying to access games through a subscription service (PlayStation Plus, Apple Arcade)
12.3
Paying a small fee to access one or many games through a shared/unknown account(e.g. usher shares login credentials)
streamed and/or downloaded video games in the past 3 months
Supplementary notes
Original question: Approximately how much do you personally spend each month on the below sources of streaming or downloading video games? (Proportion of video game consumers over past three months using a paid source and average amount spent each month by users of that source)
Methodology: Stage 1) Online data collection, with fieldwork taking place between 05/05/20 and 10/06/20 Stage 2) Online Community, with fieldwork taking place between 06/06/20 and 12/06/20
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Intellectual Property Office (UK), & GOV.UK. (December 22, 2021). Average monthly spending on digital video games according to gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by platform (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/291840/consumer-spending-on-video-games-by-category-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), und GOV.UK. "Average monthly spending on digital video games according to gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by platform (in GBP)." Chart. December 22, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291840/consumer-spending-on-video-games-by-category-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), GOV.UK. (2021). Average monthly spending on digital video games according to gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by platform (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/291840/consumer-spending-on-video-games-by-category-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK), and GOV.UK. "Average Monthly Spending on Digital Video Games According to Gamers in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2021, by Platform (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291840/consumer-spending-on-video-games-by-category-uk/
Intellectual Property Office (UK) & GOV.UK, Average monthly spending on digital video games according to gamers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021, by platform (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/291840/consumer-spending-on-video-games-by-category-uk/ (last visited August 10, 2022)
