Internet usage grew by 14 percent
According to the MA-Net study by Wermf published on Friday, Switzerland has surpassed the four-million mark in Internet usage for the first time. Over the past three years, usage has increased by 14 percent.
According to the MA-Net study published by Wermf on Friday, Switzerland has exceeded the four million mark in Internet usage for the first time. In the last 3 years, usage has increased by 14 percent. According to the study, 70 percent of Swiss residents aged 14 and over are now online. In the survey period between April 2005 and September 2004, 4.059 million people had used the Internet at least once. This means that the widest circle of users (WNK) now comprises around 70 percent of the Swiss population. The narrower user group (ENK) increased by 27 percent or 215,000 people compared to three years ago. The ENK includes people who use the Internet several times a week. Compared to the previous year, regular use of the Internet (ENK) increased the most in Ticino at 9%, while it rose by 5% in both German-speaking and French-speaking Switzerland.
Decline in internet use at the workplace
For the first time, a decline in Internet use at work was recorded. However, use at home has continued to increase. According to Wemf, 64% of people use the internet from home and 46% at work or at their place of education. The order of use has not changed significantly: 82.6% used e-mail, 69.1% used search engines and 43.3% used the Internet to read daily news. The use of search engines has increased significantly, by 23%.
The biggest increases in the last three years have been in accessing online job vacancies (up 33%) and playing online games (up 32%). The use of timetable information has increased by 24%. At a low level with a user share of 5 percent, participation in online auctions has increased by 92 percent. Querying information about stock market prices (down 36%) and downloading programs (down 20%) have decreased over the past three years.
Decline in internet use at the workplace
For the first time, a decline in Internet use at work was recorded. However, use at home has continued to increase. According to Wemf, 64% of people use the internet from home and 46% at work or at their place of education. The order of use has not changed significantly: 82.6% used e-mail, 69.1% used search engines and 43.3% used the Internet to read daily news. The use of search engines has increased significantly, by 23%.
The biggest increases in the last three years have been in accessing online job vacancies (up 33%) and playing online games (up 32%). The use of timetable information has increased by 24%. At a low level with a user share of 5 percent, participation in online auctions has increased by 92 percent. Querying information about stock market prices (down 36%) and downloading programs (down 20%) have decreased over the past three years.
