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Household penetration of smart TV sets in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2014 to 2024

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Release date

July 2024

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2014 to 2024*

Number of respondents

4,000 respondents

Age group

18 years and older

Special properties

all adults

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Are any of your TV sets 'smart TVs'?"
*Base: 2014 =(3,635); 2015 =(3,616); 2016 =(3,606); 2017 =(3,564); 2018 =(3,731); 2019 =(3,910); 2020 =(3,959); 2021=(5,233), 2022=(4,003), 2023=(3,997).
**Data as at Q1 2014, then H1 2015-2019.
From 2020 the report is available only as an interactive tool.

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Smart TVs – televisions that can run apps and access the internet – can be found in an increasingly large number of households in the United Kingdom (UK). In 2014 just ** percent of households in the UK owned a Smart TV, whereas, in 2024, approximately ** percent of households reported owning a Smart TV.

Smart TVs as connected devices

Unlike conventional television sets, Smart TVs can do much more than just receive broadcast signals and display recorded media from a connected device. An increasing number of UK residents use Smart TVs to go online, with as much as** percent of total time online being spent on Smart TVs.

Smart and Ultra HD TVs dominate total shipments

The penetration rate of Smart TVs have cracked the ** percent mark, and it would be reasonable to expect that it will grow considerably based on the TV shipment figures. In the fourth quarter of 2018, **** percent of all televisions shipped in Western Europe were Smart TVs, and ** percent were Ultra High Definition sets. 