This statistic shows the proportion of respondents who indicate that they use the internet for personal use in European nations, in 2017. The Netherlands and Sweden have the highest proportion of the population using the internet for personal purposes, at 95 percent each.
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Google. (October 18, 2018). Do people use the Internet for personal purposes? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 16, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/788144/personal-internet-use-europe/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
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