A February 2023 survey in the United Kingdom (UK) found that around 12 percent of the respondents aged 16 years and older used private browsing or incognito mode daily. Meanwhile, over 26 percent said they had never used it, and another 17.22 percent said they had never heard of private browsing or incognito mode on internet browsers.
Frequency of private browsing or incognito mode usage in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023
The original question was phrased by the source as follows:"How often, if at all, do you use the following methods (private browsing or incognito mode) to protect your private / personal information online?"
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Nano Interactive. (April 28, 2023). Frequency of private browsing or incognito mode usage in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383920/uk-frequency-private-browsing-or-incognito-mode-usage/
Nano Interactive. "Frequency of private browsing or incognito mode usage in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023." Chart. April 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383920/uk-frequency-private-browsing-or-incognito-mode-usage/
Nano Interactive. (2023). Frequency of private browsing or incognito mode usage in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383920/uk-frequency-private-browsing-or-incognito-mode-usage/
Nano Interactive. "Frequency of Private Browsing or Incognito Mode Usage in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of February 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Apr 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383920/uk-frequency-private-browsing-or-incognito-mode-usage/
Nano Interactive, Frequency of private browsing or incognito mode usage in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383920/uk-frequency-private-browsing-or-incognito-mode-usage/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Frequency of private browsing or incognito mode usage in the United Kingdom (UK) as of February 2023 [Graph], Nano Interactive, April 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1383920/uk-frequency-private-browsing-or-incognito-mode-usage/