Use of a mobile phone to go online in the UK 2013-2023, by gender

Published by Laura Ceci, Jun 4, 2024

According to a survey conducted in the United Kingdom between 2013 and 2023, smartphone use was increasingly used as internet access point. During the most recent survey wave held in 2023, it was reported that 88 percent of male respondents used their smartphones to access the internet.

Do you use a mobile phone to go online?

Characteristic20132014**2015201620172018201920202023
Female 60% 61% 67% 76% 72% 73% 83% 86% 91%
Male 59% 60% 62% 77% 67% 71% 82% 85% 88%
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Release date

April 2024

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2013 to 2023

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

those who went online

Method of interview

Telephone interviews and online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "Do you go online using any of these devices? Please bear in mind that certain apps that you may use on a mobile phone or tablet computer may require you to go online; for example, social media, news or online video apps such as YouTube."
** Data collected between October 2020, and January 2021.
In 2014 the term "mobile device" was replaced with "smartphone"

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