As the usage of services proposed by the GAFAM companies, a selection of elite American companies in the digital sector, composed of Google, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft has become inevitable around the world, the source has asked French people if they felt pressured to use these services because they lacked European alternatives on the market. Thus,
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percent of people agreed with that fact. Furthermore, the source asked the sample if they though that the lack of European alternatives to these companies was due to insufficient means (in terms of companies, services and legislation). Thus, the opinion of the French was quite unanimous that Europe did not lack the means to promote local actors.
Do you personally feel that you are forced to use the services GAFAM companies due to the lack of alternatives from other countries, especially from Europe?
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The question was phrased by the source as follows: "Vous personnellement, avez vous le sentiment d’être contraint d’utiliser les services des géants du Web américains (ex les « GAFAM », Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft, etc.) en raison du manque d’alternatives venant d’autres pays, notamment d’Europe".
GAFAM companies refer to the most popular American web companies: Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft.
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IFOP. (April 15, 2021). Do you personally feel that you are forced to use the services GAFAM companies due to the lack of alternatives from other countries, especially from Europe? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233549/expectation-level-french-web-users-personal-data-storage-by-sector/
IFOP. "Do you personally feel that you are forced to use the services GAFAM companies due to the lack of alternatives from other countries, especially from Europe?." Chart. April 15, 2021. Statista. Accessed October 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233549/expectation-level-french-web-users-personal-data-storage-by-sector/
IFOP. (2021). Do you personally feel that you are forced to use the services GAFAM companies due to the lack of alternatives from other countries, especially from Europe?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233549/expectation-level-french-web-users-personal-data-storage-by-sector/
IFOP. "Do You Personally Feel That You Are Forced to Use The Services Gafam Companies Due to The Lack of Alternatives from Other Countries, Especially from Europe?." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233549/expectation-level-french-web-users-personal-data-storage-by-sector/
IFOP, Do you personally feel that you are forced to use the services GAFAM companies due to the lack of alternatives from other countries, especially from Europe? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233549/expectation-level-french-web-users-personal-data-storage-by-sector/ (last visited October 09, 2025)
Do you personally feel that you are forced to use the services GAFAM companies due to the lack of alternatives from other countries, especially from Europe? [Graph], IFOP, April 15, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1233549/expectation-level-french-web-users-personal-data-storage-by-sector/
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