In 2021, 99 percent of 18 to 29-year-olds in the United States were internet users, making it the age group with the highest level of internet penetration in the country. A further share of 75 percent of adults over 65 said they used the internet too. Among the individuals 50 to 64 years, 96 percent were internet users.
Share of adults in the United States who use the internet in 2021, by age group
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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 2022
- 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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- Reasons for global offline population aged 60+ to have never gone online 2020
- Share of e-commerce activities of internet users in Vietnam Q3 2022
- U.S. internet users who get news online 2000-2012, by age
- Media forms with the greatest influence on the buying behavior of internet users in China in 2010
- Share of French people having already faced or witnessed hate speech online 2018
- Age distribution of video streaming users in Australia 2014
- Internet users in Germany 2015, by age and gender
- Actions taken by internet users to ensure online safety of their child Malaysia 2020
- Completed bookings via websites in Norway in 2018, by payment time and age
- Internet users looking for information about goods and services online EU 2013-2022
- Barriers on digital payments among non-English internet users in India 2016
- Italy: number of non-internet users in Italy 2014, by age group
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Pew Research Center. (April 7, 2021). Share of adults in the United States who use the internet in 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/266587/percentage-of-internet-users-by-age-groups-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of adults in the United States who use the internet in 2021, by age group." Chart. April 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266587/percentage-of-internet-users-by-age-groups-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. (2021). Share of adults in the United States who use the internet in 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/266587/percentage-of-internet-users-by-age-groups-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center. "Share of Adults in The United States Who Use The Internet in 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266587/percentage-of-internet-users-by-age-groups-in-the-us/
Pew Research Center, Share of adults in the United States who use the internet in 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/266587/percentage-of-internet-users-by-age-groups-in-the-us/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Share of adults in the United States who use the internet in 2021, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, April 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/266587/percentage-of-internet-users-by-age-groups-in-the-us/










