| Characteristic | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| Downloading video games for free through Apple App Store, Google Play, PlayStation or Xbox Store, Origin etc. | 47% |
| Paying a single fee to download individual video games through services such as the Apple App Store, Google Play, PlayStation or Xbox Store | 45% |
| A video game streaming service such as PlayStation Now or Google Stadia | 19% |
| Social media services such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat | 11% |
| Paying to access games through a subscription service (PlayStation Plus, Apple Arcade) | 10% |
| BitTorrent or another file-sharing or P2P service where links todownload files are typically available on sites | 6% |
| Download for free from the internet, without really being sure where it comes from | 5% |
| A file hosting web site or cyberlocker | 5% |
| Receiving a link to download video games made available by someone else (e.g. via social media or a forum) | 4% |
| Downloading mod versions of mobile games for free | 3% |
| Receiving the file(s) directly from someone else | 3% |
| Paying a small fee to access one or many games through a shared/unknown account | 2% |
| Other | 6% |
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Release date
February 2023
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Region
United Kingdom
Survey time period
April 7 to May 31, 2022
Number of respondents
1,355 respondents
Age group
12 years and older
Special properties
downloaded/streamed video games during the past 3 months
Supplementary notes
Original question: Which of the following have you used to download or stream video games in the past three months?
This statistic is using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material from © Crown, licensed under the
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