This statistic shows a ranking of activities internet users performed online at least weekly in the United Kingdom in 2017. During the survey period it was found that 40 percent of the internet users visited social networks via desktop PC at least once a week.
Which of the following online activities do you perform on your computer at least weekly?
January to March 2014, January to March 2015; January to April 2016
Number of respondents
737 respondents
Age group
16 years and older
Special properties
internet users / excluding smartphones and tablets
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
The original survey question was phrased by the source as follows: "How often do you - through your web browser or apps - ... on a computer?"
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Google. (February 16, 2018). Which of the following online activities do you perform on your computer at least weekly? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/369423/weekly-online-activities-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Google. "Which of the following online activities do you perform on your computer at least weekly?." Chart. February 16, 2018. Statista. Accessed January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/369423/weekly-online-activities-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Google. (2018). Which of the following online activities do you perform on your computer at least weekly?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/369423/weekly-online-activities-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Google. "Which of The following Online Activities Do You Perform on Your Computer at Least Weekly?." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/369423/weekly-online-activities-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Google, Which of the following online activities do you perform on your computer at least weekly? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/369423/weekly-online-activities-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited January 18, 2025)
Which of the following online activities do you perform on your computer at least weekly? [Graph], Google, February 16, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/369423/weekly-online-activities-united-kingdom/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
