Another association has released a report on the UK gaming market. UKIE has counted the number of gaming companies in the country.
According to UKIE estimates, there are now 2,555 video game companies in the UK. This is 31% more than in 2016, when UKIE started monitoring the situation. Of these companies, 2,120 are game development studios, 213 are service companies, 140 are educational institutions and 83 are game publishers.
Most of the British gaming companies are located in the capital — there are 713 of them there. However, there are enough of them in other large cities. For example, there are 75 in Manchester, 72 in Brighton, and 71 in Guildford.