According to a survey conducted in 2021, South Africans aged 45-64 years most often used less than five hours of the internet compared to other age groups. Moreover, individuals aged 25-34 years were in the lead in internet usage in terms of durations between 5-9 hours, 30-39 hours, and over 40 hours. Also, most young people (15-24 years) surfed the internet for 20-29 hours.
Hours spent using the internet in South Africa in 2021, by age
January 18 to May 14, 2021, and July 13 to September 31, 2021
Number of respondents
24,666 respondents living in urban areas with 8,000 or more inhabitants
Age group
15 years and older
Special properties
data was collected in two waves
Supplementary notes
Data on hours spent on the internet in the past 7 days.
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.
Missing percentage points to 100 percent are probably due to rounding.
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