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UK Internet surfers spend 30 hours a week online

The average person spends five hours a day online during the week

Carrie-Ann Skinner PC Advisor

On average UK residents spend around 30 hours a week online, according to uSwitch.

According to the comparison website, the average person spends five hours a day online during the week, with two hours spent working and three hours for personal reasons such as online shopping and social networking using sites like Facebook.

When it comes to weekends, uSwitch says on average UK Internet surfer spend three hours online.

Younger web users are by far the most addicted to the web, with those aged 18 to 24 admitting to spending around seven hours a day online.

uSwitch revealed that a quarter of web users are hooked on Facebook and social networking sites, saying the must log-in at least twice a day. Just over a third of web users admitted to access social networks while on holiday. However, only 27 per cent of web users think social networking is a good thing.

Jason Glynn, communications expert at uSwitch.com, says: "This research shows the huge impact that the internet is having on British life".

"Broadband is rapidly becoming a necessity - as important to our quality of life as gas or electricity. Our reliance looks set to increase dramatically over the coming years as younger generations come to the fore, putting the Government under even more pressure to deliver universal broadband access across the whole country."

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