This statistic gives information on the percentage of U.S. adults who are internet users from 2000 to 2021, by gender. In the most recently measured period, 93 percent of adult women and 94 percent of adult men in the United States used the internet at least occasionally.
Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2021, by gender
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Statistics on Internet usage in the United States
Online access and traffic
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- Basic Statistic Countries with the highest number of internet users 2023
- Basic Statistic Number of U.S. households with broadband internet access 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Broadband internet subscriber numbers in the U.S. Q1 2011-Q3 2021, by cable provider
- Premium Statistic Most common internet accesses by type in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Most used internet providers / brands in the U.S. 2022
Online user demographics
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- Basic Statistic United States: digital population January 2023
- Basic Statistic Internet users in the United States 2019-2028
- Premium Statistic Internet usage reach in the United States 2019-2028
- Basic Statistic Internet access in the United States November 2021, by state
- Basic Statistic U.S. internet usage penetration 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic U.S. adult internet usage reach 2000-2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic U.S. internet usage penetration 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic U.S. adult internet usage reach 2000-2021, by gender
Internet usage
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- Premium Statistic Attitudes towards the internet in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Most used websites and online services by type in the U.S. 2022
- Basic Statistic Most visited multi-platform U.S. web properties 2023
- Basic Statistic Leading websites in the U.S. 2022, based on visit share
- Premium Statistic Leading U.S. video properties 2022, by reach
- Premium Statistic Most used devices for digital videos in the U.S. 2022
Mobile internet and apps
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- Premium Statistic Mobile internet users in the United States 2019-2028
- Premium Statistic Mobile internet usage reach in the United States 2019-2028
- Premium Statistic U.S. daily mobile online usage 2018-2022, by channel
- Premium Statistic U.S. daily media usage time via mobile 2019-2023
- Premium Statistic Reach of most popular U.S. smartphone apps 2023
- Premium Statistic Leading iPhone apps in the U.S. 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading Android apps in the U.S. 2022, by downloads
Social media
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- Basic Statistic Social media users in the United States 2019-2028
- Premium Statistic U.S. market share of leading social media websites 2022
- Premium Statistic Most common social media activities in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Most talked about products/topics online in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Average daily time spent on social media by U.S. adults 2017-2022
Online and mobile commerce
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- Basic Statistic Retail e-commerce revenue in the U.S. 2017-2027
- Premium Statistic Retail e-commerce sales in the U.S. 2014-2025
- Premium Statistic Leading e-commerce sites in the U.S. 2021, by monthly visits
- Premium Statistic Retail m-commerce sales in the U.S. 2019-2025
- Premium Statistic Number of digital buyers in the United States 2017-2025
- Premium Statistic Number of mobile buyers in the United States 2020-2024
- Premium Statistic Most common online purchases by category in the U.S. 2022
- Premium Statistic Most common online purchases by device in the U.S. 2022
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- Past week internet usage in Indonesia in August 2012, by age group
- Past week internet usage in Indonesia in August 2012, by education
- Popular internet activities of internet users in Indonesia as of August 2012
- Share of internet users 2021, by gender
- Indonesia: number of netizens 2010-2013
- Peru: share of internet users using public internet booths 2010-2019
- Internet usage for product information and price comparisons in Germany 2013-2016
- Honduras: number of internet users 2017-2020
- Change in e-commerce spending in France 2020, by category
- Social networks daily and monthly usage rate of users in France 2019
- Situations in which French children are using connected devices 2021
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- Average internet usage time via computer per weekend day Japan FY 2021, by age
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Pew Research Center. (April 7, 2021). Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184415/percentage-of-us-adults-who-are-internet-users-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2021, by gender." Chart. April 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184415/percentage-of-us-adults-who-are-internet-users-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184415/percentage-of-us-adults-who-are-internet-users-by-gender/
Pew Research Center. "Adult Internet Usage Penetration in The United States from 2000 to 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184415/percentage-of-us-adults-who-are-internet-users-by-gender/
Pew Research Center, Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184415/percentage-of-us-adults-who-are-internet-users-by-gender/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2021, by gender [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184415/percentage-of-us-adults-who-are-internet-users-by-gender/