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ERA, the digital entertainment and retail association, is a UK trade organisation formed specifically to act as a forum for the physical and digital retail and wholesale sectors of the music, video and videogames industries.
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Music, video and games revenues up 7.1% to £13.3bn Streaming services and retailers grew UK revenues from music, video and games by 7.1% in 2025 to a new all-time-record of £13,257.3m, according to interim annual figures published today (January 7) by digital entertainment and retail association ERA. This was more than four times the 1.5% GDP growth predicted for the UK economy by the Office for Budget Responsibility, and marks a sharp upturn in growth for the music, video and games sector compared with 2024. Entertainment sales have grown by more than 120% over the past 10 years, 10 times faster than the UK economy which has grown just 12% over the same period. Broken down by sector, revenue from games grew more than seven times more than the UK economy over the same period (+86%), music grew more than 10 times (+124%) and video more than 14 times more than the UK economy (+171%).

