This statistic displays the frequency of internet use in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020. In 2020, 5 million individuals had not used the internet in the past three months, compared to 18.5 million in 2006. Overall, the number of Britons using the internet daily had increased each year during the period displayed.
Number of internet users and non-users in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020, by frequency of use
(in million individuals)
Characteristic
Did not use the internet in the last three months
Less than weekly
At least weekly
Daily
2020
5
0.8
2
46.6
2019
3.9
0.7
2.1
45.1
2018
4.8
0.8
1.9
44.1
2017
5
1.1
4.1
40.9
2016
5.1
1.2
2.8
41.8
2015
6.2
1.4
3.5
38.7
2014
6.5
1.2
4.1
37.6
2013
7.4
1.6
4.2
35.7
2012
8.8
1.5
5.3
33.2
2011
9.8
2.2
5.2
31.4
2010
11.1
1.7
6.3
29.2
2009
11.6
2.5
7.3
26.6
2008
13.5
2.8
7.2
23
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* 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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Office for National Statistics (UK), & GOV.UK. (August 7, 2020). Number of internet users and non-users in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020, by frequency of use (in million individuals) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/286077/number-of-internet-users-in-great-britain-by-frequency/
Office for National Statistics (UK), und GOV.UK. "Number of internet users and non-users in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020, by frequency of use (in million individuals)." Chart. August 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286077/number-of-internet-users-in-great-britain-by-frequency/
Office for National Statistics (UK), GOV.UK. (2020). Number of internet users and non-users in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020, by frequency of use (in million individuals). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/286077/number-of-internet-users-in-great-britain-by-frequency/
Office for National Statistics (UK), and GOV.UK. "Number of Internet Users and Non-users in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020, by Frequency of Use (in Million Individuals)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Aug 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/286077/number-of-internet-users-in-great-britain-by-frequency/
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Number of internet users and non-users in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020, by frequency of use (in million individuals) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), & GOV.UK, August 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/286077/number-of-internet-users-in-great-britain-by-frequency/
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