Daily internet use in United Kingdom
93.5% of people aged 16 to 74 in United Kingdom used the internet daily in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2003.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2020
93.5%
Change from 2019
+2.1percentage points
European Union, 2020
79.7%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2020
83.1%
Daily internet use in United Kingdom over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of individuals. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 89.5% |
| 2024 | – | 88.3% |
| 2023 | – | 85.9% |
| 2022 | – | 83.9% |
| 2021 | – | 80.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 93.5% | 79.7%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 91.5% | 77.0% |
| 2018 | 90.5% | 74.1% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | 70.6% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | 68.5% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | 65.4% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | 62.7% |
| 2013 | 78.0% | 59.5% |
| 2012 | 73.3% | 56.3% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | 54.0% |
| 2010 | 65.6% | 50.9% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | 45.9% |
| 2008 | 53.3% | 41.2% |
| 2007 | 48.1% | 36.2% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | – |
| 2005 | 34.1% | – |
| 2004 | 29.3% | – |
| 2003 | 26.7% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +2.1 percentage points from 91.5% in 2019.
- Since 2010, when it was 65.6%, the figure has changed by +27.9 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2020 was 79.7%.
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Internet use in the last three months
97.3%
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Households with internet access
97.3%
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Online shopping
90.2%
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ICT specialists in employment
5.6%e (Estimated)
2019 · Eurostat
Internet users
95.5%
2024 · World Bank
Mobile subscriptions
122 per 100 people
2024 · World Bank