How popular is gaming in the UK?

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Gaming, both as a pastime and as a sport, has never been more popular than right now. Currently, there are 46.7 million gamers in Great Britain, with almost 40% playing games on their mobile. And the number of gamers is set to rise, getting video games revenue in the UK to over 7 billion US dollars by 2025.

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The number of video game users in the UK jumped from 33 million to over 36 million. With over 50 percent of the population embracing gaming as a form of fun, entertainment, or distraction amidst the pandemic, the UK's video game market has come to be valued at 5.3 billion British pounds.