A March to May 2022 survey of video game consumers in the United Kingdom found that 83 percent of respondents only accessed digital game downloads via legal sources. A further 12 percent of respondents stated that they used a mix of legal and illegal sources to download games online.
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GOV.UK, & Intellectual Property Office (UK). (February 3, 2023). Distribution of legal and illegal digital game downloads according to gaming consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/291288/video-games-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
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Distribution of legal and illegal digital game downloads according to gaming consumers in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022 [Graph], GOV.UK, & Intellectual Property Office (UK), February 3, 2023. [Online]. Available: /statistics/291288/video-games-consumption-by-paid-and-free-in-the-uk/
