Unlike in 2022 and 2023, the largest entertainment market in the UK in 2024 was no longer games, but video. Physical games have fallen particularly sharply, by almost a third.
The Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA) has released its full year UK market data for 2024. Total entertainment sales exceeded £12bn for the first time, more than 50 per cent higher than the total for 2019, the last pre-pandemic year. The video market grew (£5bn), overtaking games (£4.6bn), which fell by 4.4 per cent. Music (£2.39bn) recorded its best result since the "CD era" in 2004.
The Digital Entertainment and Retail Association (ERA) has released its full year UK market data for 2024. Total entertainment sales exceeded £12bn for the first time, more than 50 per cent higher than the total for 2019, the last pre-pandemic year. The video market grew (£5bn), overtaking games (£4.6bn), which fell by 4.4 per cent. Music (£2.39bn) recorded its best result since the "CD era" in 2004.
