Which UK City is Most Addicted to the Internet?

Data compiled by IT support experts, ramsac, reveals which UK cities and regions are most addicted to the internet.

When looking at the nation from a percentage of the population actively using the internet, London takes the top spot, beating the South East by 0.7%. Of the entire nation, the London town of Croydon comes out on top, with a huge 99.1% of the population using the internet in a three month period. This is the highest percentage of any location in the UK, with Camden and the City of London coming in second highest in the nation at 98.3%.

The Scottish Borders – the 6^th lowest location for amount of users – was the 5^th highest percentage of population in the country, beating major cities all over the country including Swansea (94.7%), Portsmouth (96.5%), and Oxfordshire (96.5%).

UK Internet Usage by Highest Percentage of Population (Region and Specific Location):

1. London/Croydon: 94.9%/99.1%

2. South East/Brighton and Hove: 94.2%/97.7%
3. South West/Torbay: 93.3%/96.3%
4. East of England/Heart of Essex: 92.2%/97.3%
5. Wales (Joint 5^th)/Swansea: 91.3%/94.7%
6. Scotland (Joint 5^th)/Scottish Borders: 91.3%/97.6%

With 6,881,000 users in a three month period, the South East took the number one spot for quantity of users. In the South East, Berkshire was the county with the most users, sitting at 667,000 people going online – 94.8% of the population. The least amount of users in the South East was on the Isle of Wight, at 107,000 users, equating to 93.5% of the population; a huge 11.4% growth on the 2019 results.

London closely followed the South East, with 6,768,000 users, with the hot spot of the city being Lewisham and Southwark, with 492,000 users.

The region with the least amount of people going online was Northern Ireland, with 1,296,000 active internet users – equal to 18.8% of the users in the South East. The location in Northern Ireland with the least users was Fermanagh and Omagh, with only 81,000 users; the third lowest figure in the whole of the UK. The Isle of Anglesey took the award for least internet users, at just 54,000, despite this making up 91.3% of the population.

UK Regions by Highest Amount of Internet Users:

1. South East: 6,881,000

2. London: 6,768,000
3. North West: 5,280,000
4. East of England: 4,586,000
5. West Midlands: 4,256,000

Looking at the gender of internet users, women were the dominant users of the internet, with 24,758,000 users, compared to 24,283,000 men. However, when broken down by age group, 25 – 34 year old men used the internet the most, with 4,479,000 users. 45 – 54 year old women took second place, with 4,453,000 users. Both men and women aged 75+ used the internet the least, and a combined 2,108,000 men and women in the age group said they had never used the internet.