In 2023, around 33.3 million female respondents stated to use the internet at least occasionally. The graph at hand shows the results of a survey on the number of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender.
Number of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender
(in millions)
Respondents who use the internet at least occasionally
Method of interview
Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)
Supplementary notes
Number of respondents differed from year to year.
Base until 2009: Germans 14 years and older living in Germany.
1997: n=15,431, 1998: n=9,673, 1999: n=5,661, 2000: n=3,514, 2001: n=2,520, 2002: n=2,293, 2003: n=1,955, 2004: n=1,810, 2005: n=1,857, 2006: n=1,820, 2007: n=1,822, 2008: n=1,802, 2009: n=1,806.
Base from 2010: German-speaking population 14 years of age and older.
2010: n=1,804, 2011: n=1,800, 2012: n=1,800, 2013: n=1,800, 2014: n=1,814, 2015: n=1,800, 2016: n=1,508, 2017: n=2,017, 2018: n=2,009, 2019: n=2,000, 2020: n=3,003; 2021: n=2.001, 2022: n = 2,007.
Since 2017, internet usage has been recorded differently: as a calculated value out of 15 internet activities. Prior to this: the blanket question "Internet used" was used.
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ARD, & ZDF. (November 17, 2023). Number of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/427983/number-of-internet-users-by-gender-germany/
ARD, und ZDF. "Number of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender (in millions)." Chart. November 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/427983/number-of-internet-users-by-gender-germany/
ARD, ZDF. (2023). Number of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/427983/number-of-internet-users-by-gender-germany/
ARD, and ZDF. "Number of Internet Users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by Gender (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/427983/number-of-internet-users-by-gender-germany/
ARD & ZDF, Number of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/427983/number-of-internet-users-by-gender-germany/ (last visited November 21, 2024)
Number of internet users in Germany from 1997 to 2023, by gender (in millions) [Graph], ARD, & ZDF, November 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/427983/number-of-internet-users-by-gender-germany/
