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9%
9% -- share spending real money in games daily for UK 11-13 year olds (2025)
Around 9% of 11 to 13-year-olds spend real money in games daily.
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9%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2025
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Sample Size
300
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B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
University of Edinburgh Futures Institute (Compassion in Financial Services Hub) with Young Scot
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https://fintechly.com/financing/banks-face-youth-finance-gap-as-money-habits-go-digital-earlier/ ↗
Source Article
Youth Finance Gap: Why Banks Are Losing Gen Z Trust
Financial services firms are trying to build relationships with younger customers at a point when many are learning about money outside the banking system.
Only 3% of young people would go to a bank first for financial advice, while 49% feel uncomfortable engaging with traditional financial organisa…
Original Research
University of Edinburgh Futures Institute (Compassion in Financial Services Hub) with Young Scot
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Survey of 300 young people aged 11-24
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UK 11-13 year olds: 9% share spending real money in games daily. Source: University of Edinburgh Futures Institute (Compassion in Financial Services Hub) with Young Scot (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/youth-daily-real-money-game-spend-9pct
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