 In 2017, the number of players was estimated at 32.4 million people.In 2009, the profits of Britain's video game industry exceeded those from its film industry for the first time.Many major video game franchises are developed in the UK, including "Grand Theft Auto", "Tomb Raider", "Burnout", "LittleBigPlanet", "Wipeout" and "", making UK the third largest producer of video game series behind Japan and United States.