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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Statistics on Internet usage worldwide
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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/?utm_content=EchoboxAI&utm_medium=EchoboxAI&utm_source=EchoboxAI
Semrush, Distribution of internet users worldwide as of 2021, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/272365/age-distribution-of-internet-users-worldwide/?utm_content=EchoboxAI&utm_medium=EchoboxAI&utm_source=EchoboxAI (last visited May 29, 2023)
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/?utm_content=EchoboxAI&utm_medium=EchoboxAI&utm_source=EchoboxAI