As of March 2023, 87 percent of adults in the European Union who used the internet daily said that digital technologies will be important in the future to ease life by 2030. In comparison, seven out of ten respondents said that digital technologies would not be important in the future.
The importance of digital technologies according to adults in European Union as of March 2023, by frequency of internet usage
Characteristic
Important
Not important
Don't know
Every day
87%
12%
1%
Often/Sometimes
54%
43%
1%
Never
26%
68%
3%
No internet access
23%
64%
6%
0%20%40%60%80%100%
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Publications Office of the European Union. (May 3, 2024). The importance of digital technologies according to adults in European Union as of March 2023, by frequency of internet usage [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478328/europe-importance-of-digital-technologies-by-frequency-of-internet-usage/
Publications Office of the European Union. "The importance of digital technologies according to adults in European Union as of March 2023, by frequency of internet usage." Chart. May 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478328/europe-importance-of-digital-technologies-by-frequency-of-internet-usage/
Publications Office of the European Union. (2024). The importance of digital technologies according to adults in European Union as of March 2023, by frequency of internet usage. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478328/europe-importance-of-digital-technologies-by-frequency-of-internet-usage/
Publications Office of the European Union. "The Importance of Digital Technologies According to Adults in European Union as of March 2023, by Frequency of Internet Usage." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1478328/europe-importance-of-digital-technologies-by-frequency-of-internet-usage/
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