This statistic illustrates the findings of a survey on the share of users who used online instant messengers in the prior week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017. During the survey period it was reported, that 69 percent of surveyed individuals aged between 16 and 24 years reported, that they went online in the prior week in order to use instant messengers.
Share of internet users who used online instant messengers in the prior week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by age group*
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Ofcom. (April 18, 2018). Share of internet users who used online instant messengers in the prior week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by age group* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/506337/instant-messengers-use-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age-group/
Ofcom. "Share of internet users who used online instant messengers in the prior week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by age group*." Chart. April 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506337/instant-messengers-use-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age-group/
Ofcom. (2018). Share of internet users who used online instant messengers in the prior week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by age group*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/506337/instant-messengers-use-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age-group/
Ofcom. "Share of Internet Users Who Used Online Instant Messengers in The Prior Week in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017, by Age Group*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Apr 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506337/instant-messengers-use-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age-group/
Ofcom, Share of internet users who used online instant messengers in the prior week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by age group* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/506337/instant-messengers-use-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age-group/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Share of internet users who used online instant messengers in the prior week in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017, by age group* [Graph], Ofcom, April 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/506337/instant-messengers-use-in-the-united-kingdom-uk-by-age-group/
