Means of communication: The Internet

Uses of the Internet. The most used services by Internet users in the United Kingdom

• Social media:
  • The most used social media is YouTube, in 2018 around 80% of Internet users visited it.
  • Second most used social media is Facebook, with 78% of Internet users visiting it in 2018, and 60% Internet users reporting usage of Facebook Messenger.
  • The popular social media platform is also WhatsApp with 58% of Internet users using it.
• Search engines:
  • The most popular engine is Google.
  • The second most used search engine is Bing.
• Email:
  • Gmail;
  • Outlook;
  • Yahoo!;
  • BT emails.

Favourite places to access the Internet

• Most people access the Internet from their homes. Connection to it is provided by various companies. Most popular ones are BT, Sky Broadband and Virgin Media.
• Many companies provide Internet connections also at work but they are usually used for work purposes.
• They are not that popular anymore, but you can still find some Internet cafe that allows you to use computers with an Internet connection.
• Libraries often also offer computers with an Internet connection. They are free to use after making a library card.
• Places like restaurants, shopping centres, airports can provide with free WiFi connection.