Netherlands: online information and entertainment activities

For this report, the Dutch respondents replied this following question : "Which online information and entertainment activities have you engaged in over the past 3 months?" The figure illustrates the share of individuals who used the internet for online information and entertainment activities in the Netherlands from 2012 to 2019. As of 2019, 72 percent of the individuals in the Netherlands said they used the internet to play or download music and games.

Which online information and entertainment activities have you engaged in over the past 3 months?

Characteristic	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Information about goods and services	76.3%	76.5%	79.8%	79%	78.6%	83.3%	83.7%	84.2%
Playing or downloading music or games	53.5%	57.6%	58.3%	57.2%	57.5%	64.6%	62%	72.3%
Reading or downloading newspapers or news magazines	50%	50.1%	51.8%	50.3%	63.8%	70.1%	65.9%	70%
Information about health	49.2%	51.8%	56%	56.7%	57.9%	66.4%	67.1%	69%
Watching television	39%	42.4%	45.8%	45.2%	44.5%	60%	55.9%	63.3%
Uploading pictures, music, tekst, etc	44.8%	-	47.2%	45.4%	43.1%	48.9%	43.1%	50%
Searching for a job or job application	17.3%	18.2%	23.1%	21.2%	21%	22.3%	22.2%	22.5%
Listening to the radio	34.5%	35.5%	34.8%	34.2%	34.9%	42.7%	-	-
Usage of travel agency services	45.7%	44.7%	45.6%	44.5%	45.4%	50.7%	-	-
Downloading software (other than games)	28.6%	32.1%	30%	26.2%	24.9%	29.7%	-	-

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Release date

October 2019

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Region

Netherlands

Survey time period

2012 to 2019

Number of respondents

4,500 respondents

Age group

12 years and older

Special properties

individuals who are part of a private household; internet for private usage

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Did you use the internet in the past three months for one of the following activities: to find information about goods or services; to use services in the travel branch; to look for a job or apply for a job; to find information concerning health; to listen to the radio; to watch television; to read or download newspapers or news magazines; to play or download games, images, movies or music; to upload self made pictures, music, videos, text or software; to download software other than games?"

Multiple answers were possible.

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