UK Gaming Industry
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What is the Gaming industry?
Today the UK’s video game industry encompasses all aspects of the gaming lifecycle, from software and game development to the publishing and advertising of the finished product.
Whilst video games have been around decades, the industry has seen huge growth and innovation in the past 10 years, with the increase in console (PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo), PC, mobile and immersive gaming helping to surpass the film and music industries when it comes to market size.
A broad and thriving sector, when we talk about the gaming economy, this includes a wide range of job roles and functions, including programmers, software developers, animators, marketers, graphic designers and much more. Some examples of companies within the video game market include development studios, media agencies, technology providers and publishers.
Gaming sector summary
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Here are the key facts about the Gaming sector. The sector has a turnover of £11.1bn currently, has received £2.3bn of investment and the sector is growing at 15.8% per year.
Gaming verticals
Our industry data goes deep. See the top verticals and specialisms making waves in the UK Gaming Industry industry today.
Our Gaming RTIC is made up of 6 individual verticals. The top verticals in this sector include Game Development Studios, and Immersive. You can find out more about the verticals by downloading our RTIC report, or by signing up for a free trial of The Data City platform.
- Sector Code Description Records
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RTIC0016 Gaming 1536 companies
Companies focused on the development, commercialisation, and advertising of video games and allied industries such as gaming events.
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Gaming: E-Sports126 companies
Companies and organizations involved in the competitive gaming industry
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Gaming: Enabling Technology74 companies
Companies producing software, platforms or devops for game developers
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Gaming: Game Development Studios1002 companies
Companies dedicated to the production of videogames
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Gaming: Immersive253 companies
Companies that produce immersive games and/or tech that enables immersive gaming
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Gaming: Media196 companies
Studios that provide animation, character design and/or music to game developers
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Gaming: Publishers148 companies
Companies dedicated to publishing and supplying videogames to the public
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Gaming industry growth
Based on a growth rate of 15.8%, we expect that this sector could be worth £13.1bn by 2026. Below you can see our forecast of the growth of the sector.
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