This statistic displays websites visited via desktop PC or laptop in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2012. Of respondents, 36 percent reported visiting online shopping sites via laptop. Most popular were email or messenger sites on laptop.
Which of the following types of websites do you visit using your desktop PC or laptop?
Characteristic
Desktop PC
Laptop
None of these
55%
43%
Emails/ messenger sites
33%
41%
Search engines
33%
39%
Online shopping sites
28%
36%
News & weather sites
26%
31%
Online banking sites
25%
33%
General information sites (Encyclopaedia/ reference sites)
21%
24%
Price comparison sites
20%
25%
Social networking (including video/ image sharing and blogs/ forums)
19%
29%
Local transport sites/maps (train times, route planning etc.)
15%
19%
Sports news/ scores sites
15%
18%
Public services/ local authority sites (Government, health, council information etc.)
15%
14%
International travel/ holiday sites
14%
16%
General entertainment (Gaming, films, music etc.)
12%
17%
TV on demand sites
11%
16%
Local entertainment sites (i.e. what's going on in your local area)
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GOV.UK. (November 29, 2012). Which of the following types of websites do you visit using your desktop PC or laptop? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/277324/websites-visited-via-desktop-pc-or-laptop-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Which of the following types of websites do you visit using your desktop PC or laptop?." Chart. November 29, 2012. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277324/websites-visited-via-desktop-pc-or-laptop-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. (2012). Which of the following types of websites do you visit using your desktop PC or laptop?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/277324/websites-visited-via-desktop-pc-or-laptop-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK. "Which of The following Types of Websites Do You Visit Using Your Desktop Pc or Laptop?." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277324/websites-visited-via-desktop-pc-or-laptop-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, Which of the following types of websites do you visit using your desktop PC or laptop? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/277324/websites-visited-via-desktop-pc-or-laptop-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Which of the following types of websites do you visit using your desktop PC or laptop? [Graph], GOV.UK, November 29, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/277324/websites-visited-via-desktop-pc-or-laptop-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/