In 2021, South Africans aged 25-34 used the internet the most, first in the morning. According to a survey, this referred to 33.2 percent of the internet-user respondents in the country. This age group also registered the highest share in terms of using the internet while traveling or commuting. Furthermore, internet usage at work was more common among people between 45 and 65 years, while the largest share of people who surfed the internet at home was aged 25-34.
Time and place for using the internet in South Africa in 2021, by age
January 18 to May 14 and July 13 to September 31, 2021
Number of respondents
24,666 respondents
Age group
15 years and older
Special properties
The data was collected in two waves
Supplementary notes
The survey question was phrased as follows: "when/where do you most often access the internet?"
TGI/AskAfrika, annually interviews 24,666 respondents aged 15+ living in urban areas with 8,000 or more inhabitants, using a stratified random probability sample. The data is weighted to the South African national statistics service, "Statistics South Africa's" population estimates, which allow for an accurate representation of 27.76 million South Africans.
To ensure a nationally representative sample, the survey is based on enumerated area (EA) sampling.
Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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