Internet use in the UK annual estimates by age, sex, disability, ethnic group, economic activity and geographical location, including confidence intervals.

The number of internet users in the United Kingdom as of 2025 was nearly ** million. It was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total *** million users (+**** percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the number of users is estimated to reach ***** million users and therefore a new peak in 2030. Notably, the number of internet users of was continuously increasing over the past years.Depicted is the estimated number of individuals in the country or region at hand, that use the internet. As the datasource clarifies, connection quality and usage frequency are distinct aspects, not taken into account here.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to *** countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

Graph and download economic data for Internet users for the United Kingdom (ITNETUSERP2GBR) from 1990 to 2023 about internet, United Kingdom, and persons.

Among internet users between 18 and 64 years old in the United Kingdom (UK), 21 percent were individuals between 30 and 39. Those between 50 and 59 years old made up another 21 percent of overall internet users in the market.

As of March 2025, 26 percent of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) had a bachelor's or equivalent degree. Furthermore, 23 percent had secondary, and another 23 percent had further education. Approximately 14 percent of online users in the UK had a master's degree.

The share of women among internet users in the United Kingdom was higher by two percent than men's. As of March 2025, equal share of men and women used the internet.

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The number of smartphone users in the United Kingdom was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total *** million users (+**** percent). After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the smartphone user base is estimated to reach ***** million users and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the number of smartphone users of was continuously increasing over the past years.Smartphone users here are limited to internet users of any age using a smartphone. The shown figures have been derived from survey data that has been processed to estimate missing demographics.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

Estimates of adult Internet users and non-users in the UK, by age, sex, disability, region, gross weekly pay, ethnicity and when adults last used the Internet.

As of March 2025, the majority of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) were full-time employees. According to a survey conducted in the market between April 2024 and March 2025, roughly 55 percent of internet users in the country worked full-time. Furthermore, 14 percent of online users were employed part-time, and 11 percent stated to be unemployed.

Data tables for the Internet Users publication

This Website Statistics dataset has four resources showing usage of the Lincolnshire Open Data website. Web analytics terms used in each resource are defined in their accompanying Metadata file.

• Website Usage Statistics: This document shows a statistical summary of usage of the Lincolnshire Open Data site for the latest calendar year.

• Website Statistics Summary: This dataset shows a website statistics summary for the Lincolnshire Open Data site for the latest calendar year.

• Webpage Statistics: This dataset shows statistics for individual Webpages on the Lincolnshire Open Data site by calendar year.

• Dataset Statistics: This dataset shows cumulative totals for Datasets on the Lincolnshire Open Data site that have also been published on the national Open Data site Data.Gov.UK - see the Source link.

  Note: Website and Webpage statistics (the first three resources above) show only UK users, and exclude API calls (automated requests for datasets). The Dataset Statistics are confined to users with javascript enabled, which excludes web crawlers and API calls.

These Website Statistics resources are updated annually in January by the Lincolnshire County Council Business Intelligence team. For any enquiries about the information contact opendata@lincolnshire.gov.uk.

In May 2024, around 27 million internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) reported accessing the National Health Service (NHS) websites and apps, making it the most used medical service in the country. The publication and health information provider Healthline ranked second, with 6.8 million users based in the UK accessing the platform in the examined month. The website of the National Institutes of Health followed, with an audience reach of 4.7 million users.

As of January 2025, the United Kingdom had approximately **** million internet users in total. Meanwhile, there were **** million active social media users as of the reported period, which accounted for around ** percent of the total population.

According to a survey of internet users in the United Kingdom (UK) conducted between October and November 2023, ******* was the most popular online video platform for responders, with around ** percent reporting consuming online video content hosted on the service. Approximately **** of respondents reported using ******** to watch online videos, while ** percent of respondents reported using ********* to watch videos as of the examined period.

The Oxford Internet Survey, 2009 is a representative survey of British internet use in 2009. Data were collected via in-home interviews with respondents and includes internet users, ex-users and non-users. It contains nearly 700 variables measuring internet activities, attitudes and effects.

Further information about the OxIS, including publications, is available from the Oxford Internet Surveys webpages.

Users should note the data are only available in Stata format.

This study is Open Access. It is freely available to download and does not require UK Data Service registration.

As of the third quarter of 2024, WhatsApp was the most active social network among internet users in the United Kingdom (UK), with 79.9 percent of internet users reporting use of the service. Facebook was very close behind, with a rate of 72.3 percent, followed by Facebook Messenger with 56.6 percent. YouTube’s broad audience in the United Kingdom YouTube reaches a broad audience in the UK, making it an attractive partner for advertisers of almost any product. More than 75 percent of individuals of every income bracket watch YouTube, with the likelihood of watching increasing with the pay-grade. Whether advertising basic items or luxury products, marketers should be able to connect with UK audiences through YouTube. There are almost no people in the UK to not use YouTube at least monthly. According to a survey conducted in the third quarter of 2020, 46 percent of respondents went on YouTube on a daily basis. Facebook in the United Kingdom  Facebook enjoys a healthy market position in the UK, holding an estimated  55 percent share of the market. The service attracted  50.6 million UK users during May 2021, and Facebook UK Limited  generated 1.1 billion British pounds in revenue  during 2019. The UK division of the company  posted an operating profit of 121.9 million British pounds that year.