Internet: reading internet forums and blogs in Germany 2015

This statistic shows the number of internet users who used the internet for reading posts in forums and blogs in Germany from 2013 to 2015, by usage frequency. In 2013, there were roughly 3.95 million people among the German-speaking population, who used the internet frequently to read posts in internet forums and blogs.

Number of internet users who use the internet for reading posts in forums and blogs in Germany from 2013 to 2015, by usage frequency

Characteristic	Frequent usage	Occasional usage	Rare or no usage
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Release date

October 2015

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2013 to 2015

Age group

14 years and older

Special properties

German-speaking internet users

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

Information on base:
German-speaking population age 14 and over in private households, at main residence in the Federal Republic of Germany.

Information on random sample:
2013: 8,702 respondents, projected to a population of 70.33 million
2014: 8,156 respondents, projected to a population of 70.52 million
2014: 7,009 respondents, projected to a population of 69.24 million

Information on target group "German-speaking internet users":
2013: projected to 52.92 million people
2014: projected to 53.54 million people
2015: projected to 54.16 million people
This question was phrased by the source as follows: "There are several offers on the internet. There is a selection on these cards. How often do you use these offers? Please organize the cards on this sheet: reading posts, looking at pictures in discussion forums, blogs." (original German question: "Es gibt ja ganz verschiedene Angebote im Internet. Hier auf diesen Karten steht eine Auswahl. Wie oft nutzen Sie diese Angebote? Bitte verteilen Sie die Karten entsprechend auf das Bildblatt hier, Sie sehen ja, was da steht: Beiträge, Fotos in Diskussionsforen, Blogs anschauen.")

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