Release: Internet Access Quarterly Update, 2012 Q2

At 2012 Q2, 7.82 million adults (15 per cent) had never used the Internet. This is 4 per cent lower than 2012 Q1 and 10 per cent lower than 2011 Q2.

There were 42.52 million adults (84 per cent) who had ever used the Internet at 2012 Q2.

Men (87 per cent) were more likely to be Internet users than women (82 per cent).

By region, the South East and London had the highest rate of Internet users (88 per cent); Northern Ireland the lowest (77 per cent).