This statistic ranks the most common reasons for users to access Tor and the dark web worldwide as of February 2019. During the survey period, 39 percent of Tor and dark web users stated that they did so because they liked to be anonymous online.
Most common reasons for users to access the dark web worldwide as of February 2019
Characteristic
Share of respondents
I like being anonymous online
39%
Tor and the Dark Web allow me to access content that is not available in my geolocation
26%
Tor and the Dark Web protect my privacy from Internet companies
25%
Tor and the Dark Web allow me to overcome censorship by my government
25%
Tor and the Dark Web allow me to access restricted content in my location
25%
Tor and the Dark Web protect my privacy from my government
24%
Tor and the Dark Web protect my privacy from my ISP
24%
Tor and the Dark Web protect my privacy from foreign governments
21%
Tor and the Dark Web allow me to overcome censorship by foreign governments
21%
Tor and the Dark Web allow me to overcome censorship by companies
21%
My using Tor and the Dark Web help protect other people's privacy
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CIGI. (June 11, 2019). Most common reasons for users to access the dark web worldwide as of February 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015244/global-dark-web-usage-reasons/
CIGI. "Most common reasons for users to access the dark web worldwide as of February 2019." Chart. June 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015244/global-dark-web-usage-reasons/
CIGI. (2019). Most common reasons for users to access the dark web worldwide as of February 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015244/global-dark-web-usage-reasons/
CIGI. "Most Common Reasons for Users to Access The Dark Web Worldwide as of February 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015244/global-dark-web-usage-reasons/
CIGI, Most common reasons for users to access the dark web worldwide as of February 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015244/global-dark-web-usage-reasons/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Most common reasons for users to access the dark web worldwide as of February 2019 [Graph], CIGI, June 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1015244/global-dark-web-usage-reasons/
