online adoption over the last decade - in 2009, only 76 percent of U.S. adults were online users. This share increased to 95 percent of the adult population in 2023.
As of 2023, 98 percent of the Americans between 30-49 years and 97 percent of 18-29 years used the internet at least occasionally. The United States have made large gains in Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age group
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Pew Research Center. (January 31, 2024). Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/184389/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-age-since-2000/
Pew Research Center. "Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age group." Chart. January 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184389/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-age-since-2000/
Pew Research Center. (2024). Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/184389/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-age-since-2000/
Pew Research Center. "Adult Internet Usage Penetration in The United States from 2000 to 2023, by Age Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184389/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-age-since-2000/
Pew Research Center, Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/184389/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-age-since-2000/ (last visited May 10, 2024)
Adult internet usage penetration in the United States from 2000 to 2023, by age group [Graph], Pew Research Center, January 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184389/adult-internet-users-in-the-us-by-age-since-2000/