A September to November 2024 survey of UK adults aged 16 years and older found that nearly a quarter of respondents had ever played games on a gaming console. This represents a one percentage point decline 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 2024
Characteristic
Share of respondents
2024
24%
2023
22%
2022
23%
2021
30%
2020/21
26%
2019
16%
2018
17%
2017
15%
2016
15%
2015
16%
2014
17%
2013
24%
2012
25%
0%5%10%15%20%25%30%35%
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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; n (2023) = 3,643; n (2024) = 3,658
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 Switch)
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Ofcom. (January 20, 2025). Console gaming penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/300491/console-gaming-in-the-united-kingdom/
Ofcom. "Console gaming penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2024." Chart. January 20, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300491/console-gaming-in-the-united-kingdom/
Ofcom. (2025). Console gaming penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300491/console-gaming-in-the-united-kingdom/
Ofcom. "Console Gaming Penetration in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2007 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jan 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300491/console-gaming-in-the-united-kingdom/
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Console gaming penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2024 [Graph], Ofcom, January 20, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/300491/console-gaming-in-the-united-kingdom/
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