* n (2024) = 1,948; n (2023) =1,893; n (2022) = 2,032; n (2020/21) = 1,912; n (2018); n (2017) = 544; Data not available for 2019. 2022 wave: interviews were conducted between September 23 and November 9, 2022 2021 wave: interviews were conducted between October 16 and December 13, 2021 2020/21 wave: interviews were conducted between October 6, 2020 and January 23, 2021.
2021 methodology: interviewing conducted using a mix of post-to-online and online panels. Paper questionnaires could also be requested by postal respondents and were returned by post. Any break column with a base size lower than 100 has been removed as margins of error become too great. Data is tested at the 99% confidence level.
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Online gaming penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017-2024, by gender
A September to November 2024 survey found that 69 percent of male UK gamers ever played games online. The online gaming reach among female gamers in the United Kingdom was 57 percent, up from 23 percent in 2018. In the most recently measured period, young people were most likely to play games online, with online gaming penetration among those aged 16 to 24 standing at 82 percent.
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Ofcom. (January 20, 2025). Share of gaming audiences who ever play games online in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2017 to 2024, by gender [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/301361/online-gaming-by-gender-in-the-uk/
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