Internet use 95.5%
% of population· 2024
Published observation
Over time Full published history United Kingdom 2024 · 95.5%
0 24.05 48.1 72.15 96.2 1960 1993 2025 1990: 0.1% — Source: ITU estimate. 1991: 0.2% — Source: ITU estimate. 1992: 0.3% — Source: ITU estimate. 1993: 0.5% — Source: ITU estimate. 1994: 1% — Source: ITU estimate. 1995: 1.9% — Source: ITU estimate. 1996: 4.1% — Source: ITU estimate. 1997: 7.4% — Source: ITU estimate. 1998: 13.7% — Source: ITU estimate. 1999: 21.3% — Source: ITU estimate. 2000: 26.8% — Source and notes: ONS., 2001: 33.5% — Source and notes: ONS., Population age 16+ using the Internet in the last 3 months. 2002: 56.5% — Source and notes: Eurostat., Population age 16-74 using Internet in the last 3 months. 2003: 64.8% — Source and notes: Eurostat., 2004: 65.6% — Source and notes: Eurostat., 2005: 70% — Source and notes: Eurostat., 2006: 68.8% — Source and notes: Eurostat., 2007: 75.1% — Source and notes: Eurostat., 2008: 78.4% — Source and notes: Eurostat., 2009: 83.6% — Source and notes: Eurostat., 2010: 85% — Source and notes: Eurostat., 2011: 85.4% — Source and notes: Eurostat., Users in the last 3 months. Age 16-74. 2012: 87.5% — Source and notes: Eurostat, 2013: 89.8% — Source and notes: Eurostat., 2014: 91.6% — Source and notes: Eurostat, 2015: 92% — Source and notes: Eurostat, 2016: 94.8% — Source and notes: Eurostat, 2017: 90.4% — Source and notes: Office for National Statistics, Last 3 months 2018: 90.7% — Source and notes: Office for National Statistics, Last 3 months 2019: 92.5% — Source and notes: Office for National Statistics, Last 3 months 2020: 94.8% — Source and notes: Office for National Statistics, 2021: 96.2% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2022: 95.5% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2023: 95.4% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2024: 95.5% Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.
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