This statistic represents the penetration of daily internet use in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020. In 2020, 89 percent of the population used the internet daily. The rate of daily internet use grew from 35 percent in 2006.
Share of the population using the internet daily in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020
Characteristic
Share of respondents
2020
89%
2019
87%
2018
86%
2017
80%
2016
82%
2015
78%
2014
76%
2013
73%
2012
68%
2011
64%
2010
60%
2009
55%
2008
49%
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The source adds the following information: "The LFS (Labour Force Survey) is a monthly household survey that covers all private households in the UK. It also covers a large range of employment and non-employment related variables so cross linking analyses can be made easily, for example, internet use against educational attainment and age."
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Office for National Statistics (UK), & GOV.UK. (August 7, 2020). Share of the population using the internet daily in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286070/daily-internet-use-penetration-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK), und GOV.UK. "Share of the population using the internet daily in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020." Chart. August 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286070/daily-internet-use-penetration-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK), GOV.UK. (2020). Share of the population using the internet daily in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286070/daily-internet-use-penetration-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK), and GOV.UK. "Share of The Population Using The Internet Daily in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286070/daily-internet-use-penetration-in-great-britain/
Office for National Statistics (UK) & GOV.UK, Share of the population using the internet daily in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286070/daily-internet-use-penetration-in-great-britain/ (last visited April 15, 2025)
Share of the population using the internet daily in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020 [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), & GOV.UK, August 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/286070/daily-internet-use-penetration-in-great-britain/
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