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Latest ONS data shows 6.3% of UK adults still not using internet

Tuesday 6 April 2021 | 14:57 CET | News
The latest data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS) show that 92 percent of UK adults used the internet in 2020, up from 91 percent in 2019. Almost all (99%) of adults aged 16-44 were recent internet users in 2020, compared to 54 percent of those aged 75+. 

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