Young people ‘prefer
internet to TV’
Young people are now spending 10% more time online than in front of the box, according to a survey of European internet usage.
Web vs TV
•Though 16-24 year olds are the only age group that use the web more than TV, the internet is closing fast across all age groups. 75% of all internet users go online more than 5 days a week, while 86% watch TV as regularly.
Top online activities
•Search and email are the two most popular online activities, with 87% using search engines and 81% email. In third place is social networking, with 42% of internet users across the ten European countries visiting one at least monthly.
Type of websites used
• News websites - visited at least once a month by 65% of web users.
• Local information - 52%
• Travel - 51%
• Banking / finance - 50%
• Music - 46%
• Holidays - 46%
• Price comparison sites - 44%
• Tech sites - 41%
• Films - 38%
• Auction sites - 36%
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