The statistic shows the number of online adults in the United States in various generations, as of December 2012. In that year, 33 million Younger Boomers (ages 47 to 56) were online.
Number of online adults in the United States as of December 2012, by age group
(in millions)
181.9 million online adults out of 229.6 million total adults
Supplementary notes
Source classifies Generation Y as adults 24 to 32 years of age, Gen Xers as adults 33 to 46 years of age, and Younger Boomers as 47 to 56 years of age as of the time of publication.
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MarketingCharts. (December 21, 2012). Number of online adults in the United States as of December 2012, by age group (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/305328/number-of-online-adults-in-the-us-by-generation/
MarketingCharts. "Number of online adults in the United States as of December 2012, by age group (in millions)." Chart. December 21, 2012. Statista. Accessed January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305328/number-of-online-adults-in-the-us-by-generation/
MarketingCharts. (2012). Number of online adults in the United States as of December 2012, by age group (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/305328/number-of-online-adults-in-the-us-by-generation/
MarketingCharts. "Number of Online Adults in The United States as of December 2012, by Age Group (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305328/number-of-online-adults-in-the-us-by-generation/
MarketingCharts, Number of online adults in the United States as of December 2012, by age group (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/305328/number-of-online-adults-in-the-us-by-generation/ (last visited January 09, 2025)
Number of online adults in the United States as of December 2012, by age group (in millions) [Graph], MarketingCharts, December 21, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/305328/number-of-online-adults-in-the-us-by-generation/
