The results of a survey which asked adults which devices they used to go online at home in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 showed that the most common device to use to go online is a smartphone, with 85 percent of respondents that go online, use a smartphone.
Share of electronic devices used for going online while at home in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Do you go online using any of these devices? Please bear in mind that certain apps that you may use on a mobile phone or tablet computer may require you to go online; for example, social media, news or online video apps such as YouTube. (MULTI CODE)"
* like an iPhone or Samsung Galaxy
**PC or Mac
***like an iPad, Kindle Fire or Google Nexus
****a TV that connect directly to the internet and doesn't need a computer, set-up box or games console to go online
*****like Amazon Echo/Alexa, Google Hope, Apple Home Pod
******like an Apple Watch
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Ofcom. (April 28, 2021). Share of electronic devices used for going online while at home in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/612951/home-devices-used-to-go-online-uk/
Ofcom. "Share of electronic devices used for going online while at home in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020." Chart. April 28, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612951/home-devices-used-to-go-online-uk/
Ofcom. (2021). Share of electronic devices used for going online while at home in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/612951/home-devices-used-to-go-online-uk/
Ofcom. "Share of Electronic Devices Used for Going Online While at Home in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612951/home-devices-used-to-go-online-uk/
Ofcom, Share of electronic devices used for going online while at home in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/612951/home-devices-used-to-go-online-uk/ (last visited June 26, 2022)
