This statistic shows the result of a survey on the number of internet users deleting or blocking cookies in Germany from 2013 to 2015. In 2015, there were roughly 29.23 million internet users among the German-speaking population who knew about cookies and had deleted or blocked them.
Number of internet users who deleted, blocked or allowed cookies in Germany from 2013 to 2015
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Characteristic
Delete or block cookies
Don't delete or block cookies
Don't know, no answer
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German-speaking internet users, who had heard of cookies
Method of interview
Face-to-face interview
Supplementary notes
Information on base:
German-speaking population age 14 and over in private households, at main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Information on random sample:
2013: 8,702 respondents, projected base of 70.33 million persons
2014: 8,156 respondents, projected base of 70.52 million persons
2015: 7,009 respondents, projected base of 69.24 million persons
Information on target group "German-speaking internet users, who had heard of cookies":
2013: projected to a base of 44.77 million persons
2014: projected to a base of 46.4 million persons
2015: projected to a base of 47.52 million persons
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "At home, do you use your browser or a special program for deleting of blocking cookies or is that not the case?" Since 2011 the question has been phrased as follows: "Do you delete or block cookies, or is that not the case?" (Original German survey question: "Nutzen Sie zu Hause das Betriebssystem oder spezielle Programme, um Cookies zu löschen oder zu unterdrücken, oder ist das nicht der Fall?")
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IfD Allensbach. (October 20, 2015). Number of internet users who deleted, blocked or allowed cookies in Germany from 2013 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/450322/deleting-and-blocking-cookies-internet-users-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of internet users who deleted, blocked or allowed cookies in Germany from 2013 to 2015 (in millions)." Chart. October 20, 2015. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/450322/deleting-and-blocking-cookies-internet-users-germany/
IfD Allensbach. (2015). Number of internet users who deleted, blocked or allowed cookies in Germany from 2013 to 2015 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/450322/deleting-and-blocking-cookies-internet-users-germany/
IfD Allensbach. "Number of Internet Users Who Deleted, Blocked or Allowed Cookies in Germany from 2013 to 2015 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Oct 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/450322/deleting-and-blocking-cookies-internet-users-germany/
IfD Allensbach, Number of internet users who deleted, blocked or allowed cookies in Germany from 2013 to 2015 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/450322/deleting-and-blocking-cookies-internet-users-germany/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Number of internet users who deleted, blocked or allowed cookies in Germany from 2013 to 2015 (in millions) [Graph], IfD Allensbach, October 20, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/450322/deleting-and-blocking-cookies-internet-users-germany/