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-*The UK-made Grand Theft Auto V has surpassed 150 million lifetime sales, bringing the lifetime total for the Grand Theft Auto series to 360 million. Red Dead Redemption 2, also largely made in the UK, has now sold 60m units worldwide. [[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-02-take-two-is-announcing-an-exciting-new-franchise-later-this-month Eurogamer], Aug 2021]
+*The UK-made Grand Theft Auto V has surpassed 150 million lifetime sales, bringing the lifetime total for the Grand Theft Auto series to 360 million. Red Dead Redemption 2, also largely made in the UK, has now sold 60m units worldwide. ([https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-02-take-two-is-announcing-an-exciting-new-franchise-later-this-month Eurogamer], Aug 2021)
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-*The UK-made Grand Theft Auto V has surpassed 150 million lifetime sales, bringing the lifetime total for the Grand Theft Auto series to 360 million. [[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-02-take-two-is-announcing-an-exciting-new-franchise-later-this-month Eurogamer], Aug 2021]
+*The UK-made Grand Theft Auto V has surpassed 150 million lifetime sales, bringing the lifetime total for the Grand Theft Auto series to 360 million. Red Dead Redemption 2, also largely made in the UK, has now sold 60m units worldwide. [[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-02-take-two-is-announcing-an-exciting-new-franchise-later-this-month Eurogamer], Aug 2021]
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-*The UK-made Grand Theft Auto V has surpassed 150 million lifetime sales, bringing the lifetime total for the Grand Theft Auto series to 350 million. [[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-02-take-two-is-announcing-an-exciting-new-franchise-later-this-month Eurogamer], Aug 2021]
+*The UK-made Grand Theft Auto V has surpassed 150 million lifetime sales, bringing the lifetime total for the Grand Theft Auto series to 360 million. [[https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-08-02-take-two-is-announcing-an-exciting-new-franchise-later-this-month Eurogamer], Aug 2021]
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-*According toe Ukie's annual [[2020_UK_Consumer_Games_Market_Valuation|UK Consumer Games Market Valuation]], UK consumer spent a record £7bn on game and game related activities in 2020, an increase of +29% on the previous year
+*According to Ukie's annual [[2020_UK_Consumer_Games_Market_Valuation|UK Consumer Games Market Valuation]], UK consumer spent a record £7bn on game and game related activities in 2020, an increase of +29% on the previous year
 **Game software grew +18.5% to a record £4.55bn
 **Game hardware saw an explosive year, jumping +60.8% to £2.26bn
 **Spending on game culture products and activities grew to £199m, despite many areas experiencing significant difficulties due to the pandemic.
 **A full breakdown of consumer games spend can be found at the [[2020_UK_Consumer_Games_Market_Valuation|UK Consumer Games Market Valuation]] page.
 == 2020 Stats ==

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	All facts and stats on this page are currently sorted in order of publication. Therefore some stats released earlier, such as industry value measurements may have been superceded by later data.		All facts and stats on this page are currently sorted in order of publication. Therefore some stats released earlier, such as industry value measurements may have been superceded by later data.
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		+	== 2021 Stats ==
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		+	*According toe Ukie's annual [[2020_UK_Consumer_Games_Market_Valuation\|UK Consumer Games Market Valuation]], UK consumer spent a record £7bn on game and game related activities in 2020, an increase of +29% on the previous year
		+	**Game software grew +18.5% to a record £4.55bn
		+	**Game hardware saw an explosive year, jumping +60.8% to £2.26bn
		+	**Spending on game culture products and activities grew to £199m, despite many areas experiencing significant difficulties due to the pandemic.
		+	**A full breakdown of consumer games spend can be found at the [[2020_UK_Consumer_Games_Market_Valuation\|UK Consumer Games Market Valuation]] page.

	== 2020 Stats ==		== 2020 Stats ==

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	== 2020 Stats ==		== 2020 Stats ==
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		+	*In 2019, UK consumers spent £5.35bn on video games and game-related products, a -4.8% decline on 2018's record-breaking year. Full details are available in Ukie's [[Ukie UK Consumer Games Market Valuation\|2019 UK Consumer Games Market Valuation]].
		+	**Game software saw a pause in the growth trend of the recent years, with revenues plateauing and a small -2.1% drop to £3.85bn.
		+	**Hardware saw a slower year, with a -14% decline to £1.35bn, mirroring demand for last-gen consoles.
		+	**Broader interest in games continues to grow with UK audiences, with game culture revenues climbing +28.5% to £146m.

	*According to the [https://eraltd.org/news-events/press-releases/2020/entertainment-sales-enjoy-seventh-consecutive-year-of-growth-to-reach-78bn/ Entertainment Retailers' Association], the UK games software market was worth £3.77bn in 2019, accounting for 48% of the UK's £7.8bn entertainment media market. ([https://eraltd.org/news-events/press-releases/2020/entertainment-sales-enjoy-seventh-consecutive-year-of-growth-to-reach-78bn/ ERA], Mar 2020)		*According to the [https://eraltd.org/news-events/press-releases/2020/entertainment-sales-enjoy-seventh-consecutive-year-of-growth-to-reach-78bn/ Entertainment Retailers' Association], the UK games software market was worth £3.77bn in 2019, accounting for 48% of the UK's £7.8bn entertainment media market. ([https://eraltd.org/news-events/press-releases/2020/entertainment-sales-enjoy-seventh-consecutive-year-of-growth-to-reach-78bn/ ERA], Mar 2020)

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	*In 2019, there were 5,544 physical outlets selling video games in the UK, compared to 10,001 outlets for video and 8,450 for music. ([https://eraltd.org/news-events/press-releases/2020/entertainment-sales-enjoy-seventh-consecutive-year-of-growth-to-reach-78bn/ ERA], Mar 2020)		*In 2019, there were 5,544 physical outlets selling video games in the UK, compared to 10,001 outlets for video and 8,450 for music. ([https://eraltd.org/news-events/press-releases/2020/entertainment-sales-enjoy-seventh-consecutive-year-of-growth-to-reach-78bn/ ERA], Mar 2020)
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		+	[[File:UK Internet Consumption per Hour.PNG\|thumb\|400px\|UK Internet Consumption per Hour for major media types (2020). [https://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/internet/broadband/how-much-data-do-i-use-when-im-streaming-tv-and-films-or-playing-online-games-11364285810446 Source]]]
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		+	*On average, playing online games consumes around 43MB of internet data per hour, compared to 429MB for Youtube (standard definition), 644MB for TV (standard definition), 3,000MB for HD TV and 7,000MB per hour for 4K TV. ([https://home.bt.com/tech-gadgets/internet/broadband/how-much-data-do-i-use-when-im-streaming-tv-and-films-or-playing-online-games-11364285810446 BT], Mar 2020)

	== 2019 Stats ==		== 2019 Stats ==