Internet use in Switzerland: around 3.9 million people are online every day
According to the latest edition of the Net-Metrix-Base 2009-2 Internet study, about 81 percent of Swiss people use the Internet. This amounts to a total of 4.8 million people.
With an increase of 4 percent, the group of Internet users has grown by a total of 179,000 people within one year, as was reported in a press release on Thursday. The growth in Internet use is based on a nationwide increase in all language regions of Switzerland.
More and more Swiss people are surfing the Internet every day or almost every day. While only around 14% of Swiss people used the Internet every day in 2000, the current study shows a figure of 61%. There is a clear difference between the sexes here. Around 70% of men use the Internet every day, compared to just over half of women.
There are also clear differences by age group: While almost all people aged 14 to 55 (94%) use the Internet occasionally, only around half of those aged 55 and over do so.
The Net-Metrix-Base study provides semi-annual information on the Internet usage behavior of the Swiss population aged 14 and over. The size and socio-demographic structure of the Swiss Internet user base is determined on the basis of around 22,000 computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) per year.
More and more Swiss people are surfing the Internet every day or almost every day. While only around 14% of Swiss people used the Internet every day in 2000, the current study shows a figure of 61%. There is a clear difference between the sexes here. Around 70% of men use the Internet every day, compared to just over half of women.
There are also clear differences by age group: While almost all people aged 14 to 55 (94%) use the Internet occasionally, only around half of those aged 55 and over do so.
The Net-Metrix-Base study provides semi-annual information on the Internet usage behavior of the Swiss population aged 14 and over. The size and socio-demographic structure of the Swiss Internet user base is determined on the basis of around 22,000 computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) per year.
