UK spending on video games reportedly declined in 2022 for the first time in ten years, but the market was still well up on pre-pandemic levels.
UK games revenue declined in 2022, but still well up on pre-pandemic levelsPosted byThat’s according to new data published by, which shows that spending on all games content and services fell by 1.6% to £5.38bn versus 2021 spending of £5.47bn.
Although this represents a year-on-year decline, UK numbers remain 23% higher than they were before the pandemic in 2019, after which video games enjoyed a surge in interest caused by lockdowns.Ampere notes that other factors have also negatively impacted the UK market towards the end of 2022, such as the growing cost of living crisis, which it says had the biggest impact on in-game spending, especially across more casual players.
As such, mobile gaming experienced the biggest decline in the UK at 3% in 2022 to £1.66bn, as younger and older players experienced decreased social time. The mobile games market was also impacted by changes to privacy rules onThe console gaming market declined 1% in 2022 to £2.89 billion from £2.92 billion in 2021. Ampere’s data shows that spending on both full games and in-game and DLC declined.
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