UK console gaming reach 2022

A September to November 2022 survey of UK adults aged 16 years and older found that over a fifth of respondents had ever played games on a gaming console. This represents a four percentage point growth compared to the previous survey period. Console gaming is the second-most popular type of video gaming in the UK, ranking only behind mobile gaming in terms of audience reach.

Console gaming penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2022

Characteristic	Share of respondents
2022	23%
2021	30%
2020/21	26%
2019	16%
2018	17%
2017	15%
2016	15%
2015	16%
2014	17%
2013	24%
2012	25%
2011	27%
2010	24%
2009	27%
2007	20%

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Release date

January 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2007 to November 2022

Number of respondents

3,651 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

n (2007) = 2,905; n (2009) = 1,824; n (2010) = 2,117; n (2011) = 1,823; n (2012) = 1,805; n (2013) = 1,642; n (2014) = 1,890; n (2015) = 1,841; n (2016) = 1,846; n (2017) = 1,875; n (2018) = 1,882; n (2019) = 1,479; n (2020/21) = 3,098; n (2022) = 3,651

2022 methodology: Interviewing conducted using a mix of face to face interviewing and online panels. Any break column with a base size lower than 100 has been removed as margins of error become too great. Data is tested at the 99% confidence level.

Original question: Do you ever play games at home or elsewhere in any of these ways? (MULTI CODE) On a games console connected to a TV (such as Xbox/ Sony PlayStation/Nintendo Wii)

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