As of January 2022, the United Kingdom had approximately 67 million internet users in total. Meanwhile, there were 53 million active social media users as of the reported period, which accounted for over 84 percent of the total population.
Number of internet and social media users in United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2022 (in millions)
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Statistics on Mobile internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK)
Mobile market overview
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- Premium Statistic Mobile internet penetration rate worldwide 2022
- Premium Statistic UK: mobile internet users 2018-2027
- Premium Statistic UK: mobile internet user penetration 2018-2027
- Premium Statistic UK: digital population January 2022
- Premium Statistic Average daily media use in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021, by media
- Premium Statistic Smartphone usage among mobile phone users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2021
- Premium Statistic Internet access by type in the UK 2022
- Basic Statistic Share of web page views in the United Kingdom (UK) 2021, by device
Connectivity
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- Premium Statistic Active mobile subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) 2007-2021
- Premium Statistic Mobile connections in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2020, by type
- Premium Statistic United Kingdom: Mobile coverage 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Total costs of 5G eMBB deployment in the United Kingdom 2020, 2025 and 2040
- Premium Statistic UK smartphone users with 4G or 5G services 2022
Mobile usage and demographics
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- Basic Statistic Use of a smartphone to go online in the United Kingdom (UK) 2009-2021
- Basic Statistic UK device usage for internet access 2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Devices used to access the internet in the UK 2020-2021, by age
- Basic Statistic Devices used to access the internet in the UK 2021, by gender
- Basic Statistic UK: daily hours spent on mobile 2019-2021
- Basic Statistic UK: leading daily app and mobile activities 2020, by usage
- Premium Statistic Smartphone app usage by type in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading mobile apps in the UK 2022, by reach
Mobile social
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- Premium Statistic Active social media users in the United Kingdom (UK) 2022
- Premium Statistic Leading social media apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Premium Statistic Leading iPhone social media apps in Great Britain 2022, by downloads
- Basic Statistic UK: devices used to access Facebook 2021
- Premium Statistic UK: Facebook Messenger users 2018-2022
- Premium Statistic UK: Facebook Messenger users 2022, by age and gender
- Premium Statistic Whatsapp users in the United Kingdom 2017-2025
- Premium Statistic WhatsApp usage frequency in the United Kingdom 2020
Mobile gaming
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- Basic Statistic UK mobile phone gaming reach 2009-2021
- Premium Statistic Share of mobile gamers in the UK 2021, by age group
- Basic Statistic Share of mobile gamers in the UK 2021, by gender
- Premium Statistic Weekly gaming activities of new and existing mobile gamers in the UK 2020
- Premium Statistic Leading game apps used by children in the UK 2020
- Premium Statistic UK children daily time on gaming apps 2019-2020
- Basic Statistic Leading mobile gaming genres in the UK 2021
- Basic Statistic Mobile gaming: consumer spending in the United Kingdom (UK) 2011-2021
Mobile commerce and payments
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- Premium Statistic Online purchases by device in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic UK: leading weekly e-commerce activities 2021, by category
- Basic Statistic Average online order value in Great Britain 2021-2022, by device
- Premium Statistic Mobile payments by brand in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Mobile payments by situation in the UK 2022
- Premium Statistic Average carrier billing transaction value in the UK 2019-2021
Further related statistics
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- Hours online on an average day on a mobile handheld device New Zealand 2011-2015
- Accessing the internet through a wireless device New Zealand 2007-2015
- Share of mobile internet users in Germany 2016, by income
- Activities carried out via mobile phone, tablet, laptop in Germany 2014
- Activities carried out via mobile phone, tablet, computer in Spain 2014
- Users according to the devices used to access online banking Spain 2015
- Users according to the devices used to access online courses Spain 2015
- Portugal: mobile internet user penetration 2018-2027
- Serbia: mobile internet user penetration 2016-2026
- Time of day when Chinese mobile internet users go online in 2011
- Austria: mobile internet user penetration 2018-2027
- Leading mobile apps based on time spent during Spring Festival in China 2021, by type
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- Share of mobile internet users in Germany 2016, by income
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- Activities carried out via mobile phone, tablet, computer in Spain 2014
- Users according to the devices used to access online banking Spain 2015
- Users according to the devices used to access online courses Spain 2015
- Portugal: mobile internet user penetration 2018-2027
- Serbia: mobile internet user penetration 2016-2026
- Time of day when Chinese mobile internet users go online in 2011
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We Are Social, & Hootsuite, & DataReportal. (February 9, 2022). Number of internet and social media users in United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2022 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/507392/uk-number-and-penetration-rate-of-internet-and-mobile-internet-users/
We Are Social, und Hootsuite, und DataReportal. "Number of internet and social media users in United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2022 (in millions)." Chart. February 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/507392/uk-number-and-penetration-rate-of-internet-and-mobile-internet-users/
We Are Social, Hootsuite, DataReportal. (2022). Number of internet and social media users in United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2022 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/507392/uk-number-and-penetration-rate-of-internet-and-mobile-internet-users/
We Are Social, and Hootsuite, and DataReportal. "Number of Internet and Social Media Users in United Kingdom (Uk) as of January 2022 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/507392/uk-number-and-penetration-rate-of-internet-and-mobile-internet-users/
We Are Social & Hootsuite & DataReportal, Number of internet and social media users in United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2022 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/507392/uk-number-and-penetration-rate-of-internet-and-mobile-internet-users/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Number of internet and social media users in United Kingdom (UK) as of January 2022 (in millions) [Graph], We Are Social, & Hootsuite, & DataReportal, February 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/507392/uk-number-and-penetration-rate-of-internet-and-mobile-internet-users/