* The original survey question was phrased as follows:
"Do you go online using any of these devices? Please bear in mind tha certain apps that you may use on a mobile phone, table computer or smartwatch may require you to go online, for example, social media, news or online video apps such as YouTube."
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Internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) 2020, by age group
This statistic displays the results of a survey on internet usage in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by age group. In 2020, internet penetration was at a hundred percent among those surveyed, which included respondents from the age of 16 using any device and connection type at any location to access the internet. A year prior, only 70 percent of those aged 55 and above said that they went online. This has since clearly changed due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdowns across the world.
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Ofcom. (April 28, 2021). Internet usage via any device in any location in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by age group* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/707890/internet-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-by-age-group/
Ofcom. "Internet usage via any device in any location in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by age group*." Chart. April 28, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/707890/internet-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-by-age-group/
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Internet usage via any device in any location in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by age group* [Graph], Ofcom, April 28, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/707890/internet-usage-in-the-united-kingdom-by-age-group/
