Internet Use Over Time

According to our September 2013 survey, 86% of American adults use the internet, up from 14% in 1995.

Date	Uses internet	Doesn’t use internet
6/1995	14%	86
7/1996	23%	77
11/1997	36%	64
5/1998	36%	64
3/2000	46%	54
8/2000	50%	50
2/2001	53%	47
9/2001	59%	41
1/2002	61%	39
9/2002	61%	39
5/2003	61%	39
2/2004	63%	37
6/2004	63%	37
1/2005	66%	34
6/2005	68%	32
9/2005	72%	28
1/2006	73%	27
4/2006	73%	27
8/2006	70%	30
11/2006	68%	32
12/2006	70%	30
3/2007	71%	29
9/2007	73%	27
12/2007	75%	25
5/2008	73%	27
8/2008	75%	25
11/2008	74%	26
12/2008	74%	26
4/2009	79%	21
9/2009	77%	23
12/2009	74%	26
5/2010	79%	21
9/2010	74%	26
11/2010	74%	26
12/2010	77%	23
1/2011	79%	21
5/2011	78%	22
8/2011	78%	22
4/2012	82%	18
9/2012	81%	19
11/2012	85%	15
12/2012	81%	19
5/2013	85%	15
9/2013	86%	14
1/2014	87%	13

A very large Excel spreadsheet is available for download containing data points for all online activities, with user demographics, over time. Please read the “Usage Over Time Tip Sheet” before downloading or using this spreadsheet.