This statistic illustrates the results of a survey on device preferences for internet browsing in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2015, broken down by age. In 2015, it was found that 45 percent of respondents aged 55 to 64 reported using a laptop most often for browsing the internet. The share of users, who most often use a desktop, increases sharply among those who are 45 years and older when compared to the other age groups and increses the older the group of respondents is. Young users are the most avid smartphone users with a share of 53 percent stating that they used their mobile device the most to access the net.
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Ofcom. (April 21, 2016). Which one of these devices do you use most for surfing or browsing the internet? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/308456/device-preference-for-internet-browsing-in-the-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. "Which one of these devices do you use most for surfing or browsing the internet?." Chart. April 21, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/308456/device-preference-for-internet-browsing-in-the-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. (2016). Which one of these devices do you use most for surfing or browsing the internet?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/308456/device-preference-for-internet-browsing-in-the-uk-by-age/
Ofcom. "Which One of These Devices Do You Use Most for Surfing or Browsing The Internet?." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/308456/device-preference-for-internet-browsing-in-the-uk-by-age/
Ofcom, Which one of these devices do you use most for surfing or browsing the internet? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/308456/device-preference-for-internet-browsing-in-the-uk-by-age/ (last visited December 02, 2023)
Which one of these devices do you use most for surfing or browsing the internet? [Graph], Ofcom, April 21, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/308456/device-preference-for-internet-browsing-in-the-uk-by-age/