Internet users in United Kingdom
95.5% of the population of United Kingdom used the internet in 2024.
United Kingdom, 2024
95.5%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
93.6%
Position in 2024
26th of 182
Internet users in United Kingdom over time
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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | – |
| 2003 | 64.8% | – |
| 2002 | 56.5% | – |
| 2001 | 33.5% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 95.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 91.6%, the figure has changed by +3.9 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, United Kingdom has the 26th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.
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Internet use in the last three months
97.3%
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Households with internet access
97.3%
2020 · Eurostat
Fixed broadband subscriptions
42.2 per 100 people
2024 · World Bank
Daily internet use
93.5%
2020 · Eurostat
Online shopping
90.2%
2020 · Eurostat
ICT specialists in employment
5.6%e (Estimated)
2019 · Eurostat