As of 2021, a third of online users worldwide were aged between 25 and 34 years. Website visitors in this age bracket constituted the biggest group of online users worldwide. Also, 18 percent of global online users were aged 18 to 24 years. The global digital population aged 65 or older represented approximately 5.5 percent of all internet users worldwide.
Distribution of internet users worldwide as of 2021, by age group
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Semrush. (May 19, 2022). Distribution of internet users worldwide as of 2021, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/272365/age-distribution-of-internet-users-worldwide/
Semrush. "Distribution of internet users worldwide as of 2021, by age group." Chart. May 19, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272365/age-distribution-of-internet-users-worldwide/
Semrush. (2022). Distribution of internet users worldwide as of 2021, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/272365/age-distribution-of-internet-users-worldwide/
Semrush. "Distribution of Internet Users Worldwide as of 2021, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 19 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272365/age-distribution-of-internet-users-worldwide/
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Distribution of internet users worldwide as of 2021, by age group [Graph], Semrush, May 19, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/272365/age-distribution-of-internet-users-worldwide/