Internet usage demographics in the United Kingdom (UK) - statistics & Facts

Key insights

Share of UK population using the internet
88.55%
Number of internet users in the UK
59.74m
Most common type of internet access in the UK
Broadband

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Overview

  • UK: digital population January 2025
  • Internet users in the United Kingdom 2020-2029
  • Internet usage reach in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020-2029
  • Number of households with internet access in the United Kingdom 2014-2029
  • Percentage of households with internet access in the United Kingdom 2014-2029
  • Most common internet accesses by type in the UK 2025

Internet usage by age and gender

  • UK internet users 2025, by age group
  • Average daily internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) 2025, by age and device
  • Range of internet usage in the UK 2024, by gender
  • UK internet users 2025, by gender

Other demographic groups

  • Range of internet usage in the UK 2024, by socio-economic group
  • UK internet users 2025, by employment status
  • UK internet users 2025, by education
  • UK internet users 2025, by type of employment

Device usage

  • Devices used to access the internet in the UK 2025, by gender
  • Use of smartphones to go online in the UK 2024, by age group
  • Tablet PC usage to go online in the United Kingdom (UK) 2023, by gender
  • Tablet PC usage to go online in the United Kingdom (UK) 2024, by age group
  • Use of a tablet to go online in the UK 2024, by socio-economic group

Social media usage by age groups

  • UK social media audiences 2024, by age group
  • Meta audiences in the United Kingdom 2025, by age and gender
  • UK: Instagram users 2025, by age group
  • UK: LinkedIn users 2025, by age group
  • UK: Facebook users 2025, by age group
  • UK: Facebook users 2025, by age and gender

Social media usage by gender

  • Pinterest: distribution of audiences in the UK 2025, by gender
  • UK LGBTQ+ community members who use online dating services 2025, by gender identity
  • UK: Instagram audience 2025, by gender
  • UK: Facebook audience 2025, by gender
  • TikTok: distribution of UK audiences 2025, by gender

App usage

  • UK: number of mobile apps used 2022-2024, by gender
  • UK: number of mobile apps used 2022-2024, by age
  • UK: online audience using internet to access healthcare services 2024, by age
  • UK children daily time on video apps 2024
  • UK children daily time on selected social media apps 2024
  • UK children daily time on communication apps 2024

Online safety

  • UK internet users worried about online harms 2024, by gender
  • UK internet users on the benefits of being online 2024, by gender
  • UK teen internet users worried about harmful content 2024, by gender
  • UK teen internet experiences of harmful content 2024, by gender
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