In 2021, a survey was conducted about the most popular reasons for using the internet in South Africa. It found that the top two most popular reasons for this were finding information and researching how to do things. Approximately 81 percent of users reported that they used in internet for these two reasons.
Most popular reasons for using the internet in South Africa in 2021
January 18 to May 14 and July 13 to Semptember 31, 2021
Number of respondents
24,666 respondents
Age group
15 years and older
Special properties
The data was collected in two waves
Supplementary notes
TGI/AskAfrika, annually interviews 24,666 respondents, aged 15+ living in urban areas with 8000 or more inhabitants, using a stratified random probability sample. The data is weighted to the South African national statistics service "Statistics South Africa's" population estimates, which allows for an accurate representation of 27.76 million South Africans.
To ensure a nationally representative sample, the survey is based on enumerated area (EA) sampling.
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Ornico, & World Wide Worx. (June 30, 2022). Most popular reasons for using the internet in South Africa in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344650/most-popular-reasons-for-using-the-internet-in-south-africa/
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Ornico, World Wide Worx. (2022). Most popular reasons for using the internet in South Africa in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1344650/most-popular-reasons-for-using-the-internet-in-south-africa/
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