Internet usage frequency in Great Britain 2006-2020

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Ani Petrosyan,
Feb 3, 2023
This statistic displays the frequency of internet use in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020. In 2020, 89 percent of Britons used the internet daily, a significant increase from 35 percent in 2006.

Internet usage frequency in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020

CharacteristicDid not use the internet in the last three monthsLess than weeklyAt least weeklyDaily
2020 5% 2% 4% 89%
2019 7% 1% 4% 87%
2018 9% 2% 4% 86%
2017 10% 2% 8% 80%
2016 10% 2% 6% 82%
2015 13% 3% 7% 77%
2014 13% 2% 8% 76%
2013 15% 3% 9% 73%
2012 18% 3% 11% 68%
2011 20% 5% 11% 64%
2010 23% 3% 13% 60%
2009 24% 5% 15% 55%
2008 29% 6% 15% 49%
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Release date

August 2020

Region

United Kingdom (Great Britain)

Survey time period

2006 to 2020

Number of respondents

2,010**

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Percentages may not sum to 100 due to independently rounded components.
* The source indicates: "The source of this information is the Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (OLS). The OLS is a multi-purpose survey developed by ONS for use by government departments, other public bodies, charities, academics and the media. It provides a fast, cost effective and reliable way of obtaining information on topics too brief to warrant their own survey."
** The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey is carried out by interviewing a nationally representative sample of households in Great Britain. About 1,800 households (2,010 from 2019) are sampled each month and estimates are subject to sampling variability, as are those from all sample surveys.
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