Internet Facts

Internet Facts

that may surprise you

January 2019

World Population: 7.69 billion

Internet users: 4.34 billion or 56% of the world’s population

Mobile users: 63.4% of the world’s population

Social media users: 2.77 billion or 36% of the world’s population

UK eCommerce

18% of all purchases in the UK will be online

The average customer spends a total of £1,600 online

67% of all customers check the returns policy before they buy

Mobiles

53% of all emails are opened on a mobile

70% of mobile users hate mobile ads

80% of internet users have a mobile

$2.73 trillion is expected to be spent online in 2019

Sources: world population: worldometers.info, internet users: internetworldstats.com, mobile users: statista.com, social media users: statista.com, UK e-commerce: pure360.com, mobiles: websitehostingrating.com