This statistic shows the frequency of using mobile phones to access email or internet services by smartphone users in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2019. As of February 2019, 53 percent of respondents used their mobile phone to access email or internet services several times a day. Since mobile phone are used privately and for professional purposes the use of web services for the checking of Emails is to be expected.
How often, it at all, do you use your mobile phone to access email or internet services?
Characteristic
Percentage of respondents
Several times a day
53%
Every day
22%
Several times a week
11%
At least once a week
3%
At least once a month
1%
Less than once a month
1%
Never
8%
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Ofcom. (April 9, 2019). How often, it at all, do you use your mobile phone to access email or internet services? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/387304/mobile-phone-use-by-frequency-of-internet-access-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "How often, it at all, do you use your mobile phone to access email or internet services?." Chart. April 9, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/387304/mobile-phone-use-by-frequency-of-internet-access-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2019). How often, it at all, do you use your mobile phone to access email or internet services?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/387304/mobile-phone-use-by-frequency-of-internet-access-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "How Often, It at All, Do You Use Your Mobile Phone to Access Email or Internet Services?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/387304/mobile-phone-use-by-frequency-of-internet-access-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, How often, it at all, do you use your mobile phone to access email or internet services? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/387304/mobile-phone-use-by-frequency-of-internet-access-in-the-uk/ (last visited April 23, 2025)
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