Number of internet users in Great Britain 2006-2020, by frequency

Published by Joseph Johnson, Aug 20, 2020

This statistic displays the frequency of internet use in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020. In 2020, 5 million individuals had not used the internet in the past three months, compared to 18.5 million in 2006. Overall, the number of Britons using the internet daily had increased each year during the period displayed.

Number of internet users and non-users in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020, by frequency of use (in million individuals)

Characteristic	Did not use the internet in the last three months	Less than weekly	At least weekly	Daily
2020	5	0.8	2	46.6
2019	3.9	0.7	2.1	45.1
2018	4.8	0.8	1.9	44.1
2017	5	1.1	4.1	40.9
2016	5.1	1.2	2.8	41.8
2015	6.2	1.4	3.5	38.7
2014	6.5	1.2	4.1	37.6
2013	7.4	1.6	4.2	35.7
2012	8.8	1.5	5.3	33.2
2011	9.8	2.2	5.2	31.4
2010	11.1	1.7	6.3	29.2
2009	11.6	2.5	7.3	26.6
2008	13.5	2.8	7.2	23
2007	15.3	3	7.3	20.7
2006	18.5	3.7	7.4	16.2

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Release date

August 2020

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Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2006 to 2020

Number of respondents

2,010**

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

* The source indicates: "The source of this information is the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OLS). The OLS is a multi-purpose survey developed by ONS for use by government departments, other public bodies, charities, academics and the media. It provides a fast, cost effective and reliable way of obtaining information on topics too brief to warrant their own survey."
** The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey is carried out by interviewing a nationally representative sample of households in Great Britain. About 1,800 households (2,010 from 2019) are sampled each month and estimates are subject to sampling variability, as are those from all sample surveys.
More information on the methodology can be found here.

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