Share of the population using the Internet: United Kingdom
95.4721% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 35 years from 1990 to 2024 are below.
Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (% of population) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.4721 |
| 2023 | 95.4472 |
| 2022 | 95.4653 |
| 2021 | 96.1965 |
| 2020 | 94.8182 |
| 2019 | 92.51663 |
| 2018 | 90.69201 |
| 2017 | 90.42455 |
| 2016 | 94.7758 |
| 2015 | 92.0003 |
| 2014 | 91.613304 |
| 2013 | 89.8441 |
| 2012 | 87.479996 |
| 2011 | 85.38 |
| 2010 | 85 |
| 2009 | 83.56 |
| 2008 | 78.39 |
| 2007 | 75.09 |
| 2006 | 68.82 |
| 2005 | 70 |
| 2004 | 65.61 |
| 2003 | 64.82 |
| 2002 | 56.48 |
| 2001 | 33.481094 |
| 2000 | 26.821754 |
| 1999 | 21.3 |
| 1998 | 13.7 |
| 1997 | 7.39 |
| 1996 | 4.12 |
| 1995 | 1.9 |
| 1994 | 1.04 |
| 1993 | 0.52 |
| 1992 | 0.261 |
| 1991 | 0.174 |
| 1990 | 0.0874 |