VPN usage while working from home in the U.S. 2021

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Alexandra Borgeaud,
Mar 31, 2023
As of March 2021, 43 percent of respondents in the U.S. stated that they were using a virtual private network (VPN) when working from home, while nearly 20 percent were not aware if they were using a VPN or not.

While working from home, are you using a virtual private network (VPN)?

CharacteristicShare of respondents
Yes 43%
No 38%
I don't know 19%
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March 2021

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Survey time period

February 2021

Number of respondents

5,800 respondents

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