UK Consumers’ Internet Usage Reaches All-time High in Lockdown
How much extra time have you spent online during a lockdown?
The Covid-19 crisis has transformed most people’s habits in one way or another, affecting everything from exercise routines and work to socializing.
And with all of us spending so much more time indoors and relying on the internet to connect to the outside world, UK consumers’ internet usage has reached an all-time high.
Research by Ofcom shows that internet users in the United Kingdom spent four hours and two minutes online every single day in April 2020, a record figure. This maximum internet use amounts to 37 minutes more per day than in January 2020.
Crucially, four-fifths of the time adults spent online involves smartphones. They let consumers go shopping, interact with f...