Ownership rates of tablet computers in households in the United Kingdom (UK) rose rapidly following the release of the iPad on 3 April 2010, and have remained consistently just under 60 percent since 2016. Tablet penetration in households in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020 stood at 52 percent.
Tablet computer penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2020
During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Does your household have a PC, laptop, netbook or tablet computer?" Data prior to 2018 obtained from earlier editions of this report.
*Data for 2011 and 2013 was correct as of the 1st quarter of each year. All other years data were correct as of the 1st half of each year.
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