A 2021 survey among internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) found that 91 percent of male respondents first went online over five years ago. Female respondents who first used the internet more than 10 years ago amounted to 70 percent of the respondents. The share of those who started using the internet in the past year was one percent in both groups.
The time users in the United Kingdom have been using the internet as of 2021, by gender
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Ofcom. (March 30, 2022). The time users in the United Kingdom have been using the internet as of 2021, by gender [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/322920/incidence-of-newer-internet-users-by-gender-uk/
Ofcom. "The time users in the United Kingdom have been using the internet as of 2021, by gender." Chart. March 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322920/incidence-of-newer-internet-users-by-gender-uk/
Ofcom. (2022). The time users in the United Kingdom have been using the internet as of 2021, by gender. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/322920/incidence-of-newer-internet-users-by-gender-uk/
Ofcom. "The Time Users in The United Kingdom Have Been Using The Internet as of 2021, by Gender." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322920/incidence-of-newer-internet-users-by-gender-uk/
Ofcom, The time users in the United Kingdom have been using the internet as of 2021, by gender Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/322920/incidence-of-newer-internet-users-by-gender-uk/ (last visited April 23, 2024)
The time users in the United Kingdom have been using the internet as of 2021, by gender [Graph], Ofcom, March 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/322920/incidence-of-newer-internet-users-by-gender-uk/