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Games Software Retail in the United Kingdom

Publisher MarketLine
Published Sep 25, 2025
Length 38 Pages
SKU # MTLN20645785

Description

Games Software Retail in the United Kingdom

Summary

Games Software Retail in the United Kingdom industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value and volume 2019-24, and forecast to 2029). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market.

Key Highlights
  • The games software retail market includes games for domestic game consoles, handheld game consoles, mobile phones, and other wireless devices, and games for PC and Mac desktop computers. Online games are excluded (e.g., Second Life) from our scope. Market value includes retail sales.
  • The UK games software retail market recorded revenues of $3,000.8 million in 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.1% between 2019 and 2024.
  • Online specialists account for the largest proportion of sales in the UK games software retail market in 2024; sales through this channel generated $1,725.1 million, equivalent to 57.5% of the market's overall value.
  • The UK captured a share of 20.1% in the European games software retail market in 2024.
Scope
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, and leading players in the games software retail market in the United Kingdom
  • Use the Five Forces analysis to determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of the games software retail market in the United Kingdom
  • Leading company profiles reveal details of key games software retail market players’ global operations and financial performance
  • Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the United Kingdom games software retail market with five year forecasts by both value and volume
Reasons to Buy
  • What was the size of the United Kingdom games software retail market by value in 2024?
  • What will be the size of the United Kingdom games software retail market in 2029?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the United Kingdom games software retail market?
  • How has the market performed over the last five years?
  • How large is the United Kingdom’s games software retail market in relation to its regional counterparts?

Table of Contents

38 Pages
1 Executive Summary
1.1. Market value
1.2. Market value forecast
1.3. Geography segmentation
1.4. Market rivalry
1.5. Competitive landscape
2 Market Overview
2.1. Market definition
2.2. Market analysis
3 Market Data
3.1. Market value
4 Market Segmentation
4.1. Geography segmentation
4.2. Market distribution
5 Market Outlook
5.1. Market value forecast
6 Five Forces Analysis
6.1. Summary
6.2. Buyer power
6.3. Supplier power
6.4. New entrants
6.5. Threat of substitutes
6.6. Degree of rivalry
7 Competitive Landscape
7.1. Who are the leading players?
7.2. What strategies do the leading players follow?
7.3. What are the strengths of the leading players?
8 Company Profiles
8.1. Game Retail Ltd
8.2. Argos Ltd
8.3. Amazon.com Inc
8.4. Currys plc
9 Macroeconomic Indicators
9.1. Country data
10 Appendix
10.1. Methodology
10.2. Industry associations
10.3. Related MarketLine research
10.4. About MarketLine
List of Tables
Table 1: United Kingdom games software retail market value: $ million, 2019-24
Table 2: United Kingdom games software retail market geography segmentation: $ million, 2024
Table 3: United Kingdom games software retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Table 4: United Kingdom games software retail market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Table 5: Game Retail Ltd: Key Facts
Table 6: Game Retail Ltd: Key Employees
Table 7: Argos Ltd: Key Facts
Table 8: Argos Ltd: Key Employees
Table 9: Amazon.com Inc: Key Facts
Table 10: Amazon.com Inc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 11: Amazon.com Inc: Key Employees
Table 12: Currys plc: Key Facts
Table 13: Currys plc: Annual Financial Ratios
Table 14: Currys plc: Key Employees
Table 15: United Kingdom Size of Population (Million), 2020-24
Table 16: United Kingdom Real GDP (Constant 2010 Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 17: United Kingdom GDP (Current Prices, $ Billion), 2020-24
Table 18: United Kingdom Inflation, 2020-24
Table 19: United Kingdom Consumer Price Index (Absolute), 2020-24
Table 20: United Kingdom Exchange Rate, 2019-24
List of Figures
Figure 1: United Kingdom games software retail market value: $ million, 2019-24
Figure 2: United Kingdom games software retail market geography segmentation: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 3: United Kingdom games software retail market distribution: % share, by value, 2024
Figure 4: United Kingdom games software retail market value forecast: $ million, 2024-29
Figure 5: Forces driving competition in the games software retail market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 6: Drivers of buyer power in the games software retail market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 7: Drivers of supplier power in the games software retail market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 8: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the games software retail market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 9: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the games software retail market in the United Kingdom, 2024
Figure 10: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the games software retail market in the United Kingdom, 2024

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