This statistic displays the types of websites UK internet users visited regularly in 2012. Of respondents, 70 percent reported visiting online shopping websites. Online shopping sites were more popular than social networking websites.
Which of the following types of websites do you visit regularly?
Characteristic
Share of respondents
Email/ messenger sites
78%
Search engines
73%
Online shopping sites
70%
News & weather sites
64%
Online banking sites
64%
Social networking (including video/ image sharing and blogs/ forums)
53%
Price comparison sites
47%
General information sites (Encyclopaedia/ reference sites)
47%
Local transport sites/maps (train times, route planning etc.)
38%
Sports news/ scores sites
35%
Public services/ local authority sites (Government, health, council information etc.)
33%
TV on demand sites
32%
General entertainment (Gaming, films, music etc.)
32%
International travel/ holiday sites
31%
Tickets sites
23%
Local entertainment sites (i.e. what's going on in your local area)
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GOV.UK. (November 30, 2012). Which of the following types of websites do you visit regularly? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/277315/regularly-visited-websites-visited-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Which of the following types of websites do you visit regularly?." Chart. November 30, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277315/regularly-visited-websites-visited-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. (2012). Which of the following types of websites do you visit regularly?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277315/regularly-visited-websites-visited-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK. "Which of The following Types of Websites Do You Visit Regularly?." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277315/regularly-visited-websites-visited-in-the-united-kingdom/
GOV.UK, Which of the following types of websites do you visit regularly? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277315/regularly-visited-websites-visited-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Which of the following types of websites do you visit regularly? [Graph], GOV.UK, November 30, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/277315/regularly-visited-websites-visited-in-the-united-kingdom/
