In 2024, 93% of people aged 16-74 in the EU reported that they had used the internet during the previous 3 months. Internet use has grown consistently in the EU, with the share of users increasing by 7 percentage points (pp), up from 86% in 2019.
The internet was used mainly to communicate with others - 85% of people used the internet for telephoning, video calls, or instant messaging, and 80% for e-mails. Internet usage for communication has increased, with online calling and messaging growing faster than e-mail correspondence (+14 pp and +7 pp compared with 2019, respectively).
Other popular activities reported were finding information about goods and services (75%), watching TV or videos (73%) and internet banking (67%).
Source:
Eurostat, 17 December 2024