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Time spent online per week per person in the UK 2005-2017

How many hours in a typical week would you say you use the internet?

The data shows the results of a survey on the weekly time spent using the internet in the UK from 2005 to 2017. The number of hours adults spent using the internet in a typical week increased steadily in the years from 2005 to 2017, with the average time spent using the internet being 24 hours per week in 2017. This equates to an increase of 14.1 hours since 2005 according to respondents. Numbers were not available for all years.

2005 9.9
2007 12.1
2009 12.2
2011 15.1
2012 16.8
2013 16.9
2014 20.5
2015 21.6
2016 22.9
2017 24