Generation X internet usage by device 2017 l Statistic

This statistic presents the percentage of Generation X who access the internet worldwide from 2015 to 2017, by device. In 2015, 90 percent of global Generation X respondents reported that they used their PC or laptop to access the internet, while by 2017 this value had decreased by 14 percentage points. In 2017, only 76 percent of respondents reported to accessing the internet with their PC or laptop, while in comparison 86 percent of respondents stated to having used their smartphones.

Percentage of Generation X who access the internet worldwide from 2015 to 2017, by device

Characteristic	PC/Laptop	Smartphone	Tablet
2017	76%	86%	33%
2016	89%	79%	39%
2015	90%	72%	40%

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Release date

May 2018

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Region

Worldwide

Survey time period

2015 to 2017

Age group

35-53 years

Special properties

internet users

Supplementary notes

Generation X respondents are born between years 1964 to 1982.
Question: "In the past month, which of these have you used to access the internet?"
Sample size surveyed: 2015, n = 80,081; 2016, n = 82,368; 2017, n = 139,481;

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