Time spent online per person by location UK 2005-2019

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This statistic displays the results of a survey on the hours of internet use per week per person in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2019, by location. In 2013, the average internet user spent four hours per week using the internet at a workplace or school. This number increased to 6.7 hours per week in 2018. Time spent online has increased over the years, now reaching over 24 hours a week with the majority of hours being spent online at home.

How many hours in a typical week would you say you use the internet?*

Characteristic	At home	At workplace/place of education	Anywhere else
2019	16.2	6.4	2.5
2018	15.8	6.7	2.9
2017	14.9	6.6	2.5
2016	14.8	5.9	2.1
2015	13.4	6	2.2
2014	12.6	5.5	2.3
2013	11.2	4	1.7
2012	10.9	4.1	1.8
2011	10.5	3.4	1.2
2009	8.4	3.1	0.7
2007	8.2	3.3	0.6
2005	6.6	3	0.5

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Release date

June 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2005 to 2019***

Number of respondents

1,293**

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

adults who go online in any location on any device

Method of interview

Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)

Supplementary notes

* The original survey question was "How many hours in a typical week would you say you use the internet at home/at your workplace or place of education/anywhere else?" (Unprompted responses)
** n (2005) = 1,746; n (2007) = 1,723; n (2009) = 1,282; n (2011) = 1,369; n (2012) = 1,381; n (2013) = 1,272; n (2014) = 1,609; n (2015) = 1,458; n (2017) = 1,570; n (2018) = 1,602; n (2019) = 1,293
*** September to November 2019 was the date of the most recent survey.

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