As of 2023, 98 percent of the Americans between 30-49 years and 97 percent of 18-29 years used the internet at least occasionally. The United States have made large gains in online adoption over the last decade - in 2009, only 76 percent of U.S. adults were online users. This share increased to 95 percent of the adult population in 2023.
Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age group
Covers persons aged 18 years and over who use a computer or the internet at a workplace, home, school or anywhere else, on at least an occasional basis.
The source does not provide data for 2020 and 2022.
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Pew Research Center. (January 31, 2024). Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184389/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-age-since-2000/
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Pew Research Center. (2024). Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184389/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-age-since-2000/
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