This statistic presents the VPN usage penetration as of the first quarter of 2018, by gender. During the survey period, it was found that 30 percent of male internet users worldwide had accessed a virtual private network in the past month.
Global VPN usage reach 2018, by gender
Share of internet users worldwide who have used a VPN in the past month as of 1st quarter 2018, by gender
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Further related statistics
GlobalWebIndex. (July 3, 2018). Share of internet users worldwide who have used a VPN in the past month as of 1st quarter 2018, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 09, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/301208/vpn-proxy-usage-gender/?data1=CybRev
GlobalWebIndex. "Share of internet users worldwide who have used a VPN in the past month as of 1st quarter 2018, by gender." Chart. July 3, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 09, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/301208/vpn-proxy-usage-gender/?data1=CybRev
GlobalWebIndex. (2018). Share of internet users worldwide who have used a VPN in the past month as of 1st quarter 2018, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 09, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/301208/vpn-proxy-usage-gender/?data1=CybRev
GlobalWebIndex. "Share of Internet Users Worldwide Who Have Used a Vpn in The past Month as of 1st Quarter 2018, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/301208/vpn-proxy-usage-gender/?data1=CybRev
GlobalWebIndex, Share of internet users worldwide who have used a VPN in the past month as of 1st quarter 2018, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/301208/vpn-proxy-usage-gender/?data1=CybRev (last visited December 09, 2019)