This statistic shows the percentage of individuals in the United Kingdom who used the internet to find information about goods and services from 2007 to 2020. In 2020, 85 percent of all individuals used the internet in this way.

In 2009, telecommunications operators reported a mobile messaging retail revenue of *** billion British pounds. However, over the past decade, mobile messaging retail revenue has been falling. In 2021, revenue fell to less than half a billion British pounds.

In 2020, there were **** million fixed business lines, or business landlines, registered in the United Kingdom (UK). Since 2007, the number of fixed business lines seems to have continually decreased year to year.

This statistic shows fixed access and call revenue generated in the telecommunications sector in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016. In 2009, fixed access and call revenue amounted to *** billion British pounds. In 2016, fixed access and call revenue amounted to *** billion British pounds.

This statistic shows fixed internet revenue in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2016. In 2008, revenue generated with fixed internet amounted to *** billion British pounds. In 2016, revenue increased to *** billion British pounds.

This statistic shows the number of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) channels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2018. In 2009, there were *** million ISDN channels registered in the United Kingdom. The number of ISDN channels dropped to * in 2018.

This graph shows the volume of household food waste (HHFW) in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2007 and 2016 (in million tonnes), by avoidability. The levels of avoidable HHFW dropped in 2016 to *** million tonnes, from *** million tonnes the previous year.

This statistic shows the number of fixed cable broadband connections in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2021. In 2021, there were **** million cable broadband connections registered in the United Kingdom.

This statistic shows the number of fixed residential lines, or residential landlines, in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2020. In 2020, there were **** million fixed residential lines registered in the United Kingdom (UK), a slight increase from the previous year.

In 2020, there were **** million fixed broadband connections in the United Kingdom (UK). According to the source, in 2020 the number of FTTC and FTTP lines increased by ** and ** percent, respectively.

This statistic shows the number of fixed voice call minutes in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2021. In 2007, fixed voice call minutes amounted to *** billion minutes, whereas in 2021, the volume of calls from fixed lines decreased to ** billion minutes after a slight growth in 2020 due to the impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on people's communication.

This survey depicts the level of public concern about crime prevention in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2012. In 2011, 92 percent of respondents reported concern about crime prevention.

The mobile telephony adoption in the United Kingdom (UK) remained moderately stable from 2007 to 2024. The percentage of households in the UK with access to a mobile telephone amounted to ** percent in 2024.

This statistic shows the population of pet dogs in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2012. Between the two years, the number of dogs in the UK has declined slightly to around *** million.

This statistic shows the average internet connection speed in the United Kingdom (UK) between the third quarter of 2007 and the first quarter of 2017. Within this time period, the average connection speed increased by over *** percent, with a peak of ****** kbps in the first quarter of 2017.

This statistic shows the population of cats in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2012. Over this period, the number of cats in the UK has increased from *** million in 2007 to *** million in 2012.

Between 2007 and 2016, there were year-on-year increases in the amount of civil partnership dissolutions in the United Kingdom, reaching a peak of 1,304 by the end of that period. In the most recent year of 2021, there were 704 civil partnership dissolutions.

The number of active mobile subscribers in the United Kingdom (UK) has been gradually increasing from 2007 to 2021. In 2007, there were almost ** million active mobile subscribers in the UK, whereas most recent data indicates that there were just over ** million active mobile subscribers in 2021.

Mobile OS

In the United Kingdom, the leading two mobile operating systems (OS) are Apple iOS and Android. The operating systems continue to be split down the middle in terms of popularity among mobile devices, with no other competitors in reach. However, in terms of smartphone operating systems (OS) sales in Great Britain, the Android operating system appears to slightly dominate iOS by roughly ** percent as of 2021. Yet it is worth noting that iOS operates only on Apple devices, while Android OS operates on various mobile device vendors including Samsung, Huawei, Sony Ericsson, and Google .

Apple’s popularity in the UK

Apple’s products continue to be dominant in the UK market, especially their smartphones. As of January 2022, the Apple iPhone ** and the Apple iPhone ** Pro were the top three smartphone models sold in the UK, accounting for over a third of the total market alone in that month. Out of all of Europe, the UK has the most Apple Stores by far, highlighting its obvious popularity in that particular market.

This statistic illustrates broadband penetration in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2007 to 2022. In 2021, the percentage of households in the United Kingdom with access to either a fixed or mobile broadband connection increased to ** percent.

As of the first quarter of 2022, ** percent of adults surveyed in the United Kingdom (UK) stated they or someone in their household use a fixed wireless internet connection (WiFi) at home, slightly up from 2021.