Ofcom: 62% of adults in the UK have played games in 2020
Gaming helped them to go trough lockdown.
In the age of 16 to 24, the vast majority - 92% - played games. Almost half of all gamers told that it helped them to deal with lockdown troubles.
The smartphone is the most popular gaming device, it is used by 39% of adult gamers. PC & consoles are more preferred by younger generations.
Men and women are playing games in more or less similar proportions. But women more likely to play on smartphones (43% of respondents), while men are more likely to prefer consoles (32% of respondents) or PC (29% of respondents).
Half of UK gamers play only F2P games.
1/3 of all respondents have paid for a game, in-app, or subscription for the last 30 days.
PS Plus is the most popular subscription in the UK with a 3M userbase. Xbox Live Gold has 1.9 million subscribers, Xbox Game Pass - 1.7 million, Nintendo Switch Online - 1.3 million.
46% of all online games revenue comes from mobile devices. 32% comes from consoles and 22% from PC.
3/4 of adolescents between the age of 5 to 15 have played online games in 2020.
70% of gamers age 8 to 11 used online chat. 48% of this segment were experienced harassment actions.