This statistic shows the percentage of adults who use the internet in the United States from 2000 and 2021. In the most recent measured year, 93 percent of U.S. adults were reported to use the internet at least occasionally, up from 76 percent in 2010.
Share of adults in the United States who use the internet from 2000 to 2021
Prior to January 2005, internet users were defined as those who said “yes” to “Do you ever go online to access the Internet or World Wide Web or to send and receive email?”
From January 2005 through February 2012, internet users were defined as someone who said “yes” to either “Do you use the internet, at least occasionally?” or “Do you send or receive email, at least occasionally?”
From April 2012 to April 2013, internet users were defined as someone who said “yes” to at least one of three questions: “Do you use the internet, at least occasionally?” or “Do you send or receive email, at least occasionally?” or “Do you access the internet on a cell phone, tablet or other mobile handheld device, at least occasionally?”
From April 2013 to the present, internet users are defined as someone who said “yes” to either “Do you use the internet or email, at least occasionally?” or “Do you access the internet on a cell phone, tablet or other mobile handheld device, at least occasionally?
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Pew Research Center. (April 7, 2021). Share of adults in the United States who use the internet from 2000 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 14, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/185700/percentage-of-adult-internet-users-in-the-united-states-since-2000/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who use the internet from 2000 to 2021." Chart. April 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185700/percentage-of-adult-internet-users-in-the-united-states-since-2000/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Share of adults in the United States who use the internet from 2000 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 14, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/185700/percentage-of-adult-internet-users-in-the-united-states-since-2000/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Use The Internet from 2000 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185700/percentage-of-adult-internet-users-in-the-united-states-since-2000/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who use the internet from 2000 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/185700/percentage-of-adult-internet-users-in-the-united-states-since-2000/ (last visited December 14, 2024)
Share of adults in the United States who use the internet from 2000 to 2021 [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/185700/percentage-of-adult-internet-users-in-the-united-states-since-2000/