Russia: VPN usage frequency by age group 2023

Use of a virtual private network (VPN) is more prevalent among younger Russians. Of those aged between 18 and 24 years, more than a quarter of survey respondents stated that they used a VPN regularly in March 2023. VPN services were increasingly used in Russia following the restrictions placed on social media and foreign media sites in the aftermath of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Comparatively, less than 10 percent of those aged 55 years and older in Russia resorted to a VPN regularly or sometimes.

Do you use a virtual private network (VPN) and if so, how often?

Characteristic	Regularly	Sometimes	I do not use it now, but I know about it	I have never heard of it	Hard to say
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Release date

April 2023

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Region

Russia

Survey time period

March 23 to 29, 2023

Number of respondents

1,633 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

*Figures for options "Regularly" and "Sometimes" figures are estimates. The source specified that the sum of these answers is six percent.

The survey was conducted throughout all of Russia in both urban and rural settings, in 137 localities and 50 regions.

Figures do not sum up to 100 percent because the rest of respondents found it hard to answer the question.

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