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\nOfcom has published its annual report into the UK’s online habits – including plenty of stats for how many of us are now playing online games, paying for subscriptions, and trying to beat Wordle. <\/p>\n

\n39 percent of UK adults aged 16 or over play games online, Ofcom says, with 56 percent of children aged three to 15 playing games online. The average time spent each week playing games online was 7 hours and 33 minutes, including PC, console, VR and smartphone gaming.\n<\/p>\n

\nThese figures come from Ofcom surveys completed in late 2021, so after formal lockdowns had ended, Ofcom noted. In general, there was a dip in the amount of time younger people played online games year-on-year, though a growth in time spent playing online games for those aged 55-64.\n<\/p>\n

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Ofcom has published its annual report into the UK’s online habits – including plenty of stats for how many of us are now playing online games, paying for subscriptions, and trying to beat Wordle. 39 percent of UK adults aged 16 or over play games online, Ofcom says, with 56 percent of children aged three to 15 playing games online. The average time spent each week playing games online was 7 hours and 33 minutes, including PC, console, VR and smartphone gaming. These figures come from Ofcom surveys completed in late 2021, so after formal lockdowns had ended, Ofcom noted. In general, there was a dip in the amount of time younger people played online games year-on-year, though a growth in time spent playing online…<\/p>\n

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