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QUARTERLY TRACKER TRENDS IN TECH OWNERSHIP , INTERNET ACCESS AND THE CONNECTED HOME GB FACE TO FACE SURVEY LATEST WAVE QUARTER 2 2012 REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 971 GB ADULTS AGED 15+
AREAS COVERED
Internet usage
Connected home
Social Networking
Smartphones/Tablets
Headlines
Internet usage
The proportion of adults accessing the internet is stable at 79% with 4 in 10 now accessing via a mobile. The top activities online remain: accessing email (72%), browsing for information on hobbies (67%), researching products and services (62%) and online shopping (55%).
Smartphones/ Tablets
Smartphone ownership has risen in the past 12 months to 45%. Ownership of iPhones at 19% is ahead of Android smartphone ownership (15%) and BlackBerry (11%). 1 in 10 adults own a Tablet PC with iPad the dominant brand (74% share).
Connected home
The proportion of adults accessing the internet via a TV remains at 12%, with most using a games console connected to the TV. The main reasons given for this are online gaming and catch-up TV, followed by video clips and browsing the web. 7% of adults own a internet enabled TV and just 4 in 10 internet TV owners use it to connect to the web.
Social Networking
Social networking sites are mainly accessed through PCs/laptops but access via mobiles continues to grow. Only 2% access social networks via a TV connected to the internet. 44% of all adults have used Facebook in the past 3 months and 17% have used Google+ (the Google social network site).
INTERNET USAGE
HOW, WHEN, WHERE
79 72
40
* The wording used for measuring internet connection by mobile phone has been updated which means earlier data is not strictly comparable and is therefore not shown Base: circa 2,000 interviews per wave until January 2010, circa 1,000 GB adults aged 15+ per wave thereafter Source: Ipsos MORI 5
Females C1
Females C2 Females DE
87
77 55
97
92 78 0-49%
98
93 82
95
87 67 50-79%
95
92 65
83
77 50 80-100%
55
35 17
Base: 3,950 GB adults aged 15+: July/ Nov 2011/ Jan/ Apr 2012
16
71
5
92
79
15-24
25-34
35-44 45-54
80
6 6 7 6 16 9 47 52 8 4 23 33 7 8
92
88 87 75 8 94 89 70 59 45
55-64
65+
AB C1 C2 DE
72
40
72
NA
19
4 3 21
26
In the past year, the proportion of homes accessing the internet via broadband at home is unchanged at 72%. 40% now access the internet via their mobile phone and only 3% access via dial-up.
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* The wording used for measuring internet connection by mobile phone has been updated which means earlier data is not strictly comparable and is therefore not shown : Base: 971 GB adults aged 15+: April 2012 Source: Ipsos MORI 8
76% 67% 61% 56% 45% 45% 27% 23% 21% 17% 17% 12% 11% 4% 1% 14%
Source: Ipsos MORI 9
72% Emails 67% Visit sites for info personal interests 62% Visit sites for info on products thinking of buying 55% Visit sites for info on products online 45% Check bank account/other financial holdings 44% Social networking
: Base: circa 2,000 interviews per wave until January 2010, circa 1,000 GB adults aged 15+ per wave thereafter
CONNECTED HOME
11
79%
81% 59% 70% 33% 32% 6% 48% 41% 17% 8% 4% 1% 37% 26% 11% 14%
63%
9%
9% 5% 2%
19%
38%
16% 15%
27%
42%
10% 9%
30% 29%
58%
27
25%
20%
15%
16
15
10%
9 9 8
WWW
5%
2 2
0% Jan '10 Apr '10 July '10 Nov '10 Jan '11 Apr '11 Jul '11 Nov '11 Jan '12 Apr '12
3D
NON IPAD
Male Females 15-34 35-44 45-54 55+ Children <10 Aged 10-15 No Children
16%
27%
3% own all
Male Females 15-34 35-44 45-54 55+ Children <10 Aged 10-15 No Children
42% of GB adults have at least one of the latest generation games consoles in their household. The Wii leads the market with 27% ownership, with PlayStation 3 (PS3) and Xbox 360 at around half that level. 3% of GB adults own all three latest consoles (Wii, Xbox 360 and PS3).
12
Online games Catch-up TV Video clips Browse web Online movies 31% 30% 10% 8% 3%
4 4 4 9 1 7 3 2 15 16
26
WWW
81
Base: 1,957 GB adults aged 15+: January/April 2012 * Blu-ray based on July/November 2011/January/April 2012
SOCIAL NETWORKING
16
41 37
22
15%
10% 5% 0% Connected TV
Female 15-34
2
Jan '10 Apr '10 Jul '10 Nov '10 Jan '11 Apr '11 Jul '11 Nov '11 Jan'12 Apr '12
Females 35+
Females C1
Females C2 Females DE
44
32 28
68
45 51 0-49%
67
54 42
43
45 41 50-69%
51
29 30
29
13 15 70-100%
8
5 5
44 44 35 18
Net users of Facebook, Google+, Twitter and Linkedin amongst all adults - 51%
56 55 44 23 21 20 16 7 9 2 2 2 3 3 3
Base: 725 GB online adults aged 15+: April 2012 Source: Ipsos MORI 19
17 16 13
Net users of Facebook, Google+, Twitter and Linkedin amongst all online adults - 63%
45 28 25 18 19 11 28 34
55
DE
18 20 17
The profile of Facebook users when compared to the national population is slightly more female with a younger age base.
69
Own Tablet
: All Adults (971) / All visiting / using Facebook (403) in last 3 months: April 2012
47 53 29 28
Demographic profile for Google+ users is quite similar to Facebook users with 3 in 10 aged under 25. 3 out of 4 Google+ users have a smartphone.
14 16 13
24 19 21 15
36
DE
76
Own Tablet
: Base: All Adults (971) / All visiting / using Google+ (158) in last 3 months: April 2012
49 51 28 40
17 11
Twitter users are young: two thirds of them are aged under 35.
24 17 14 22
45
DE
They are also more likely to be C1 social grade and very mobile: 82% of then own a smartphone, 22% a tablet.
82
Own Tablet
: Base: All Adults (971) / All visiting / using Twitter (122) in last 3 months: April 2012
42 12 15 14 32 26
58
DE
7 4 29
39
49
Linkedin is a more specific social network: its users skew towards males (58%), are much older than on other networks (4 in 10 are between 35 and 54) and half are social grade AB. Consequently, the ownership level for tablets is three times higher than the country average.
78
Own Tablet
: Base: All Adults (971) / All visiting / using Linkedin (59) in last 3 months: April 2012
51 49 27 24 20 18 11 29 34
YouTube users are equally spread between male and female and half of them are aged under 35. Ownership levels of smartphones and tablets are high amongst this group.
DE
18 19 18
69
Own Tablet
: Base: All Adults (971) / All visiting / using YouTube (400) in last 3 months: April 2012
% PC\Laptop
87 38
51 22 10 4 3 1
78 13 39 7
68 9
88 6
33 2 7 1 2 0 0 0
Source: Ipsos MORI 25
% Mobile
65 8
13 2 1 0 1 0
% Tablet
11 2
5 1 4 1
% TV
% Games Console
2 1
% Amongst all adults Base: 971 GB adults aged 15+: April 2012 % Amongst users/ visitors in last 3 months Base: Facebook (403) Google+ (158) Twitter (122) LinkedIn (59): April 2012
26
45
Males 15-34 Males 35+ Female 15-34 Females 35+ Android Males 15-34 Males 35+
19 15 11
Female 15-34 Females 35+ BlackBerry Males 15-34 Males 35+ Female 15-34 Females 35+
14% 7% 23% 7%
Females C1
Females C2 Females DE
43
33 25
81
65 59 0-49%
68
58 55
43
32 31 50-69%
42
26 11
20
14 10 70-100%
5
2 -
Base: 3,970 GB adults aged 15+: July/November 2011/ January/ April 2012
NON IPAD
Any Tablet
NON IPAD
iPad
13
10%
12
10 9 8 8 7 8 7 10
5
4 2
All
Base: 971 GB adults aged 15+: April 2012
1
Male <35 Male 35+ Female <35
1
Female 35+
Source: Ipsos MORI 29
30
Bought CD
Any digital
22 22 17
Used free legal streaming
7 6
20%
15%
16
Paid to download a game direct to console
10%
5%
0% July '10 Nov '10 Jan '11 Apr '11 Jul'11 Nov' 11 Jan '12 Apr '12
Source: Ipsos MORI 32
33
Any digital
27
4
Jul '10 Jan '11 July '11
Jan '12
Source: Ipsos MORI 34
Catch-up TV
30
Any digital
16 13 12 7
Nov '10
Apr '11
Nov '11
Apr '12
Source: Ipsos MORI 35
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