Geography of the UK industry

2018 Stats

• There are 2,277 active games companies in the UK (UK Games Map, Oct 2018)

• 2,625 UK games companies have been mapped to date • The map also lists 149 games industry service companies and 231 games-related courses across 94 universityies and academic institutions. • As of August 2017, there 23 towns / cities that are home to more than 20 games companies, the top 10 of which are listed below • There are 2,044 active video game companies in the UK , as of October 2016. (UK Games Map, Oct 2016, LINK) • 68% of UK games companies were founded since the beginning of 2010. (UK Games Map, Oct 2016, LINK) • Only 41% of UK games companies use the right Standard Industrial Classification codes. (UK Games Map, Oct 2016, LINK) • Between 2011 and 2013, the number of games companies grew yearly by 22%. (Ukie/Nesta, Sept 2014, LINK) • Amongst 18 travel to work area (TTWA) identified as having a critical mass of more than 20 games companies, 12 have been identified as having high levels of games concentration (in employment or company number) in 2014: o Brighton, Cambridge, Cardiff, o Guildford and Aldershot, Edinburgh, o Dundee, Liverpool, London, Manchester, o Oxford, Sheffield and Rotherham, and o Warwick and Stratford-upon-Avon. (Ukie/Nesta , Sept 2014, LINK) • 29% (578) of UK games companies are located in London, with the South East accounting for a further 18% (370).