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Internet use by age


Internet use by age
% of U.S. adults who say they use the internet, by age
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Source: Surveys of U.S. adults conducted 2000-2023. Data for each year is based on a pooled analysis of all surveys conducted during that year.
Note: The vertical line indicates a change in mode. Polls from 2000-2021 were conducted via phone. In 2023, the poll was conducted via web and mail. For more details on this shift, please read our Q&A. Refer to the topline for more information on how question wording varied over the years. Respondents who did not give an answer are not shown.
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Internet use by age

% of U.S. adults who say they use the internet, by age

YearAges 18-2930-4950-6465+
200070%61%46%14%
200172%65%50%14%
200276%70%54%18%
200378%72%56%22%
200477%75%61%24%
200583%79%66%28%
200686%82%70%32%
200789%85%71%35%
200889%84%72%38%
200992%84%75%40%
201092%85%74%43%
201194%87%77%46%
201296%91%79%54%
201397%92%81%56%
201497%92%81%57%
201597%95%82%63%
201699%96%87%64%
201898%97%87%66%
2019100%97%88%73%
202199%98%96%75%
202397%98%96%88%

Source: Surveys of U.S. adults conducted 2000-2023. Data for each year is based on a pooled analysis of all surveys conducted during that year.

Note: The vertical line indicates a change in mode. Polls from 2000-2021 were conducted via phone. In 2023, the poll was conducted via web and mail. For more details on this shift, please read our Q&A. Refer to the topline for more information on how question wording varied over the years. Respondents who did not give an answer are not shown.

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