Daily internet usage by age group UK 2014-2015

This statistic displays the results of a survey on the daily internet usage among different age groups in the United Kingdom in 2014 and 2015. In 2014, 93 percent of responding internet users aged 16 to 24 reported going online daily. A year later the number had grown to 97 percent. According to respondents, this puts the group 10 percentage points above the total numbers for all age groups in 2015.

How often do you personally go online nowadays?*

Characteristic	2014	2015
DE	75%	78%
C2	84%	80%
C1	91%	92%
AB	95%	95%
Female	86%	87%
Male	87%	87%
75+	33%	35%
65-74	70%	67%
55-64	84%	83%
45-54	93%	95%
35-44	98%	95%
25-34	97%	97%
16-24	93%	97%
Total	86%	87%

Loading statistic...

Download

Source

Show detailed source information?

Already a member?

Source

Use Ask Statista Research Service

Release date

April 2016

More information

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2014 to 2015***

Number of respondents

1,841**

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

all adults who go online at home or elsewhere.

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* The original survey question was "And how often do you personally go online nowadays, either at home or elsewhere" (Prompted responses)
** n (2015 male) = 900; n (2015 female) = 941; n (2015 AB) = 404; n (2015 C1) = 544; n (2015 C2) = 403; n (2015 DE) = 490; n (2015 16-24) = 246; n (2015 25-34) = 263; n (2015 35-44) = 300; n (2015 45-54) = 279; n (2015 55-64) = 277; n (2015 65-74) = 223; n (2015 75+) = 253.
*** September to October 2015 was the date of the most recent survey.

Citation formats