This statistic displays the results of a survey on the hours of internet use per week per person in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019, by location. In 2013, the average internet user spent four hours per week using the internet at a workplace or school. This number increased to 6.7 hours per week in 2018. Time spent online has increased over the years, now reaching over 24 hours a week with the majority of hours being spent online at home.
How many hours in a typical week would you say you use the internet?*
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Ofcom. (June 22, 2020). How many hours in a typical week would you say you use the internet?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/300182/hours-of-internet-use-per-week-per-person-in-the-uk-by-location/
Ofcom. "How many hours in a typical week would you say you use the internet?*." Chart. June 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300182/hours-of-internet-use-per-week-per-person-in-the-uk-by-location/
Ofcom. (2020). How many hours in a typical week would you say you use the internet?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/300182/hours-of-internet-use-per-week-per-person-in-the-uk-by-location/
Ofcom. "How Many Hours in a Typical Week Would You Say You Use The Internet?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300182/hours-of-internet-use-per-week-per-person-in-the-uk-by-location/
Ofcom, How many hours in a typical week would you say you use the internet?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/300182/hours-of-internet-use-per-week-per-person-in-the-uk-by-location/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
How many hours in a typical week would you say you use the internet?* [Graph], Ofcom, June 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/300182/hours-of-internet-use-per-week-per-person-in-the-uk-by-location/