This statistic shows activities carried out online by individuals in Great Britain in 2020. During an annual survey, it was found that 85 percent of polled households reported sending and receiving emails, more than any other activity done on the internet.
Activities performed online by individuals in Great Britain in 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Sending/receiving emails
85%
Finding information about goods or services
81%
Internet banking
76%
Using instant messaging services (eg Skype or WhatsApp)
71%
Social networking (eg Facebook or Twitter)
70%
Reading online news, newspapers or magazines
70%
Listening to or downloading music
62%
Looking for health-related information (eg injury, disease, nutrition, improving health etc)
60%
Making video or voice calls over the internet (eg via Skype or Facetime)
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (August 7, 2020). Activities performed online by individuals in Great Britain in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/275805/internet-activities-performed-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Activities performed online by individuals in Great Britain in 2020." Chart. August 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275805/internet-activities-performed-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Activities performed online by individuals in Great Britain in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/275805/internet-activities-performed-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Activities Performed Online by Individuals in Great Britain in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275805/internet-activities-performed-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Activities performed online by individuals in Great Britain in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/275805/internet-activities-performed-in-great-britain/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Activities performed online by individuals in Great Britain in 2020 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), August 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/275805/internet-activities-performed-in-great-britain/
