96.7 percent of the population of the United Kingdom (UK) were using the internet in 2021, up from 94.82 in the previous year.
Internet users in Great Britain
46.6 million people used the internet daily in Great Britain during 2020 according to the United Kingdom’s (UK) Office for National Statistics (ONS), breaking the record set in 2016. 41.8 million people in Great Britain used the internet on a daily basis during 2016, the first time the amount cracked the 40 million mark.
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