This statistic shows the share of individuals who play or download games, films, music or images via the internet in Great Britain from 2007 to 2014. As of 2014, 44 percent of individuals had consumed media in this way.
Share of individuals playing or downloading games, images, films or music via the internet in Great Britain from 2007 to 2014
* The source indicates: "The source of this information is the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OLS). The OLS is a multi-purpose survey developed by ONS for use by government departments, other public bodies, charities, academics and the media. It provides a fast, cost effective and reliable way of obtaining information on topics too brief to warrant their own survey."
** The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey is carried out by interviewing a nationally representative sample of households in Great Britain. About 1,800 households are sampled each month and estimates are subject to sampling variability, as are those from all sample surveys.
*** Date for some years not provided by the source.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 8, 2013). Share of individuals playing or downloading games, images, films or music via the internet in Great Britain from 2007 to 2014 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/321052/game-film-and-music-playing-or-downloading-online-great-britain/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of individuals playing or downloading games, images, films or music via the internet in Great Britain from 2007 to 2014." Chart. August 8, 2013. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/321052/game-film-and-music-playing-or-downloading-online-great-britain/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2013). Share of individuals playing or downloading games, images, films or music via the internet in Great Britain from 2007 to 2014. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/321052/game-film-and-music-playing-or-downloading-online-great-britain/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Share of Individuals Playing or Downloading Games, Images, Films or Music via The Internet in Great Britain from 2007 to 2014." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/321052/game-film-and-music-playing-or-downloading-online-great-britain/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Office for National Statistics (UK), Share of individuals playing or downloading games, images, films or music via the internet in Great Britain from 2007 to 2014 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/321052/game-film-and-music-playing-or-downloading-online-great-britain/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 18, 2025)
Share of individuals playing or downloading games, images, films or music via the internet in Great Britain from 2007 to 2014 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 8, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/321052/game-film-and-music-playing-or-downloading-online-great-britain/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
