Internet use in the last three months in United Kingdom
97.3% of people aged 16 to 74 in United Kingdom had used the internet in the previous three months in 2020. The value for 2020 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2002.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for 2020. Most countries have figures for 2025.
United Kingdom, 2020
97.3%
Change from 2019
+1.8percentage points
European Union, 2020
87.6%e (Estimated)
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2020
89.9%
Internet use in the last three months 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 | – | 93.8% |
| 2024 | – | 92.8% |
| 2023 | – | 91.4% |
| 2022 | – | 89.9% |
| 2021 | – | 89.0%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 97.3% | 87.6%e (estimated) |
| 2019 | 95.6% | 85.9% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | 83.9% |
| 2017 | 94.6% | 82.0% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | 80.2% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | 77.8% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | 76.1% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | 71.6% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | 69.4% |
| 2010 | 83.1% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | 62.9% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | 59.4% |
| 2007 | 71.9% | 55.0% |
| 2006 | 65.6% | – |
| 2005 | 66.4% | – |
| 2004 | 62.7% | – |
| 2003 | 60.8% | – |
| 2002 | 56.5% | – |
Flags: e estimated; b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.8 percentage points from 95.6% in 2019.
- Since 2010, when it was 83.1%, the figure has changed by +14.2 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2020 was 87.6%.