Instant messengers use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2017, by age group

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Stacy Jo Dixon,
Dec 19, 2022
This statistic illustrates the findings of a survey on the share of users who used online instant messengers in the prior week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. During the survey period it was reported, that 69 percent of surveyed individuals aged between 16 and 24 years reported, that they went online in the prior week in order to use instant messengers.

Share of internet users who used online instant messengers in the prior week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by age group*

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Release date

April 2018

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

September to November 2017

Number of respondents

2,514 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

internet users.

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* The original survey question was phrased as follows:
"And, which, if any, of theses activities have you used the internet for in the last week?"

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