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In 2001, teenagers accounted for 12% of the European online population. By 2005, around 74% of Western Europe’s younger population can be found on the Net…(1) - online youngsters are no longer a segment, but have become mainstream. Facts & figures about kids on the Net are rare though!
- In Europe, Germany, as of 2002, had the largest number of Internet users, followed by UK, France, and Italy. In the three-year period (1999-2002), these countries respectively added: Germany - nearly 18 million new Internet users; UK - nearly 12 million; France - more than 13 million, a growth of nearly 5 times the 1999 figure; Italy - 8.8 million;
- in terms of population penetration rates, 12 economies in the region have over 50% of their population using the Internet: Sweden (73.6%), Denmark (68.7%), Norway (68.3%), the Netherlands (66.2%), Iceland and Finland (66.1%), Switzerland (62.9%) Liechtenstein (57.3%), United Kingdom (58.9%), Austria (56.7%), Germany (56%), and Ireland (51.2%); (2)
- according to a study carried out in 2001 in seven European countries, the United Kingdom had the most users under the age of 17. Over 1/4 of all UK users under 17 visited gambling sites in March 2001, while one in five visited pornography sites. Half visited music and literature sites and 40% logged onto games sites. Downloading music and video clips, and using instant messaging services are also popular among this age group; (1)
- in Austria, 80% of young people aged between 10 and 19 have Internet access, according to new research. The Austrian Internet Monitor found that about 3/4 of children aged between 10 and 13 go online frequently, as do 92% of teenage girls and 87% of teenage boys. The survey of young Austrians found that searching for information is their most frequent online activity, followed by email. Downloading music and other data is also popular, but more so with boys that with girls;
- young Internet users in Germany spent the most time online and connected the most often, while in Denmark children and teenagers spent the least amount of time online and connected the least often; (1)
- in June 2001, those aged between 12 to 17 spent an average of nearly 8 hours online per week. Since January 2001, this is an increase of 2 hours in the UK and France and 3 hours in Germany; (3)
- young Internet users in UK are becoming increasingly wary online: 60% of 7-16 year olds would not give out their email address or home address on the Internet, up from 40% in November 2000; (4)
- young people are the most intensive users of the Net in Belgium with 40% of Internet users aged between 15-17 years going online everyday. Young Internet users in Belgium tend to use a wide range of applications but particularly popular are chat programs, which are used by 35% of young Net users; (5)
- in five years (2000-2005), Spain’s Internet population registered a considerable increase (170.8%), with 33.6% of the country’s adult population now online. Spaniards aged between 25-34 make up the biggest group of Internet users, accounting for 32.2% in total. The 35-44 age category is the second biggest group, accounting for 18.7% of users, while those aged between 20-24 account for 18% of users. (6)
(1) Source: NetValue, May 2001 and www.datamonitor.com
(2) Data updated on 20 April 2005. Source: www.internetworldstats.com
(3) Jupiter MMXI, July 2001.
(4) According to a survey from NOP, carried out in 2001.
(5) InSites, “Youth Online Study”, 1999 and 2002.
(6) Television Research Partnership Report, “Online Users - Uses and Users of the Internet”, July 2002
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