In April 2022, the share of time spent using the internet on smartphone devices among users in the United Kingdom (UK) was approximately 79 percent. Internet usage via smartphone was the highest amongst UK users aged between 25 and 34 years old. Tablet devices amassed the largest engagement among users aged between 64 and over 75 years, while the share of time spent accessing the internet via PC or desktop devices was highest among UK users aged 75 and over.
Average share of daily internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022, by age group and device
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Statistics on Internet usage demographics in the United Kingdom (UK)
Usage overview
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- Premium Statistic UK: number of online users 2018-2027
- Premium Statistic United Kingdom: online usage penetration rate 2018-2027
- Basic Statistic Internet penetration in Great Britain 2019, by household composition
- Premium Statistic UK: mobile internet user penetration 2018-2027
- Premium Statistic UK: mobile internet users 2018-2027
- Premium Statistic Number of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by region
- Basic Statistic Internet usage frequency in Great Britain 2006-2020
- Basic Statistic Time spent online per week per person in the United Kingdom (UK) 2005-2020
Age and gender
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- Premium Statistic Average daily internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022, by age and device
- Basic Statistic Internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by age group
- Premium Statistic Accessing the internet "on the go" in Great Britain in 2019, by demographic
- Basic Statistic Internet usage on a mobile phone in Great Britain 2010-2019, by age
- Basic Statistic Mobile phone internet use penetration in Great Britain 2019, by demographic
- Premium Statistic Internet activities performed in Great Britain 2020, by age
- Basic Statistic Internet activities performed in Great Britain 2020, by gender
- Basic Statistic Range of internet usage in the UK 2022, by gender
Income & socio-economic group
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- Premium Statistic Breadth of internet usage in the UK 2022, by socio-economic group
- Premium Statistic Number of inactive internet users in the UK 2011-2019
- Premium Statistic Number of retired internet users in the UK 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of student internet users in the UK 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of unemployed internet users in the UK 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of internet users in who are unpaid family workers (UK) 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Number of self-employed internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2020
Non-users
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- Premium Statistic Individuals who have never used the internet in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2020
- Basic Statistic Number of internet users in Great Britain 2006-2020, by frequency
- Basic Statistic Reasons for not having internet access in Great Britain 2013-2019
- Premium Statistic Proxy use of the internet among non-users in the United Kingdom (UK) 2016-2019
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- Average daily internet usage worldwide 2019, by age and device
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- Share of web traffic in Montenegro 2022, by device
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UKOM. (April 4, 2022). Average share of daily internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022, by age group and device [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 20, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123889/daily-internet-usage-by-age-and-device-uk/
UKOM. "Average share of daily internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022, by age group and device ." Chart. April 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123889/daily-internet-usage-by-age-and-device-uk/
UKOM. (2022). Average share of daily internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022, by age group and device . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 20, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123889/daily-internet-usage-by-age-and-device-uk/
UKOM. "Average Share of Daily Internet Usage in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of April 2022, by Age Group and Device ." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123889/daily-internet-usage-by-age-and-device-uk/
UKOM, Average share of daily internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022, by age group and device Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123889/daily-internet-usage-by-age-and-device-uk/ (last visited March 20, 2023)
Average share of daily internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 2022, by age group and device [Graph], UKOM, April 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123889/daily-internet-usage-by-age-and-device-uk/