As of the third quarter of 2022, 32 percent of online users worldwide worried about how companies used their personal data online. A further 31 percent said they preferred to be anonymous online. The share of those concerned about how the government tracks them online was 21 percent.
Share of internet users worldwide concerned about online data privacy as of 3rd quarter 2022
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I worry about how companies use my personal data online
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GWI. (February 24, 2023). Share of internet users worldwide concerned about online data privacy as of 3rd quarter 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445494/online-users-concern-online-privacy/
GWI. "Share of internet users worldwide concerned about online data privacy as of 3rd quarter 2022." Chart. February 24, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445494/online-users-concern-online-privacy/
GWI. (2023). Share of internet users worldwide concerned about online data privacy as of 3rd quarter 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 04, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445494/online-users-concern-online-privacy/
GWI. "Share of Internet Users Worldwide Concerned about Online Data Privacy as of 3rd Quarter 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445494/online-users-concern-online-privacy/
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Share of internet users worldwide concerned about online data privacy as of 3rd quarter 2022 [Graph], GWI, February 24, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445494/online-users-concern-online-privacy/