| Characteristic | Share of respondents |
|---|---|
| I like being anonymous online | 39% |
| Tor and the Dark Web allow me to access content that is not available in my geolocation | 26% |
| Tor and the Dark Web protect my privacy from Internet companies | 25% |
| Tor and the Dark Web allow me to overcome censorship by my government | 25% |
| Tor and the Dark Web allow me to access restricted content in my location | 25% |
| Tor and the Dark Web protect my privacy from my government | 24% |
| Tor and the Dark Web protect my privacy from my ISP | 24% |
| Tor and the Dark Web protect my privacy from foreign governments | 21% |
| Tor and the Dark Web allow me to overcome censorship by foreign governments | 21% |
| Tor and the Dark Web allow me to overcome censorship by companies | 21% |
| My using Tor and the Dark Web help protect other people's privacy | 21% |
| Other | 14% |
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Release date
June 2019
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Region
Worldwide
Survey time period
December 21, 2018 to February 10, 2019
Number of respondents
2,725 respondents
Age group
16-64 years
Special properties
Tor or dark web users
Supplementary notes
Q17. Please indicate the various reasons why you use Tor and the Dark Web
Not asked in China or Egypt
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