From 2005 to 2020, the number of hours adults spent using the internet in a typical week has been steadily increasing in the United Kingdom (UK). As of 2020, the average time spent using the internet was 24.9 hours per week, an increase of 15 hours compared to 2005.
The amount of online shopping that people in Great Britain are doing has increased since 2015 as well, with a penetration rate reaching 66 percent in the first quarter of 2019. The increase is more noticeable with smartphone users. According to the results of an annual interview conducted by the Office for National Statistics, most of the individuals in the UK purchased clothes or sports goods, at 60 percent, while a share of 34 percent of online consumers purchased books, magazines, and newspapers.
How many hours in a typical week would you say you use the internet?*
participants who use the internet at home or elsewhere
Method of interview
Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)
Supplementary notes
* The original survey question was "How many hours in a typical week would you say you use the internet at home/ at your workplace or place of education/ anywhere else?" (Unprompted responses) ** n (2005) = 1,746; n (2007) = 1,723; n (2009) = 1,282; n (2011) = 1,369; n (2012) = 1,381; n (2013) = 1,272; n (2014) = 1,609; n (2015) = 1,458; n (2016) = 1,553; n (2017) = 1,570; n (2018) = 1,602; n (2019) = 1,293; n (2020) = 2,956 *** October 2020 to January 2021 was the date of the most recent survey.
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Ofcom. (April 21, 2021). How many hours in a typical week would you say you use the internet?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/300201/hours-of-internet-use-per-week-per-person-in-the-uk/
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