* Adults who used the internet at least weekly, but not daily.
** The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey is carried out by interviewing a nationally representative sample of households in Great Britain. About 1,800 households (2,010 from 2019) are sampled each month and estimates are subject to sampling variability, as are those from all sample surveys.
More information on the methodology can be found .
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Weekly internet use penetration in Great Britain 2006-2020
This statistic represents the penetration of at least weekly internet use in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020. In 2020, **** percent of the British population used the internet at least once a week (less often than daily). Penetration of weekly internet use fell from ** percent in 2006.
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Office for National Statistics (UK), & GOV.UK. (August 7, 2020). Share of the population using the internet at least weekly in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/286073/weekly-internet-use-penetration-in-great-britain/
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Office for National Statistics (UK), and GOV.UK. "Share of The Population Using The Internet at Least Weekly in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 Aug 2020, /statistics/286073/weekly-internet-use-penetration-in-great-britain/
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Share of the population using the internet at least weekly in Great Britain from 2006 to 2020* [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), & GOV.UK, August 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: /statistics/286073/weekly-internet-use-penetration-in-great-britain/
