How popular is gaming in the UK?

Gaming, both as a pastime and as a sport, has never been more popular than right now. Currently, there are 46.7 million gamers in Great Britain, with almost 40% playing games on their mobile. And the number of gamers is set to rise, getting video games revenue in the UK to over 7 billion US dollars by 2025.

The number of video game users in the UK jumped from 33 million to over 36 million. With over 50 percent of the population embracing gaming as a form of fun, entertainment, or distraction amidst the pandemic, the UK's video game market has come to be valued at 5.3 billion British pounds.