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?*
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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