As of the first quarter of 2022, 73 percent of men in the United Kingdom (UK) used WhatsApp to make voice calls via internet, while 77 percent of women used it. Overall is the distribution between men and women relatively equal in what suppliers they use for making calls using the internet. In 2022, the total number of respondents, which amounted to 3,197, used WhatsApp the most as a service to make voice calls using the internet. Zoom and FaceTime, along with WhatsApp, were the top three services used. The use of the internet to make voice calls has been steadily increasing throughout the years, and it is expected for it to probably keep on increasing in the upcoming years.
Which supplier does/ did your household use to make voice calls using the internet?
those who have ever used a service to make voice or video calls using the internet at home
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
*1531 of the number of respondents were males and 1664 of them were females.
Multiple answers were possible
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Which supplier or service does/ did your household use to make voice calls using the internet?"
The source adds the following information: "Data is tested at the 95% confidence level."
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Ofcom. (June 24, 2022). Which supplier does/ did your household use to make voice calls using the internet? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/466080/market-share-of-voice-calls-over-the-internet-providers-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Which supplier does/ did your household use to make voice calls using the internet?." Chart. June 24, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/466080/market-share-of-voice-calls-over-the-internet-providers-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. (2022). Which supplier does/ did your household use to make voice calls using the internet?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/466080/market-share-of-voice-calls-over-the-internet-providers-in-the-uk/
Ofcom. "Which Supplier Does/ Did Your Household Use to Make Voice Calls Using The Internet?." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/466080/market-share-of-voice-calls-over-the-internet-providers-in-the-uk/
Ofcom, Which supplier does/ did your household use to make voice calls using the internet? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/466080/market-share-of-voice-calls-over-the-internet-providers-in-the-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Which supplier does/ did your household use to make voice calls using the internet? [Graph], Ofcom, June 24, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/466080/market-share-of-voice-calls-over-the-internet-providers-in-the-uk/
