Study shows Brits wouldn’t be able to survive without the Internet

As the number of Internet users is rising, research from Community Fibre reveals just how dependent Brits are on the Internet.

UK internet users are set to increase to 63 million in the next five years, and new research from broadband provider Community Fibre reveals that many Brits depend on the Internet.

Out of the 2,000 respondents who use the Internet, three in five Brits (62%) admit they couldn’t survive without it.

The research also reveals the generational divide when it comes to digital literacy.

Only one in five Gen Zs have used a dial-up modem, and just over a third (35%) have used a floppy disc. Old-school social media is also unknown to Gen Z, with only 16% having used Bebo and only a quarter admitting to using Myspace — compared to nearly half (48%) of Millennials.

But while digital technologies and social platforms have evolved over the Internet age, the generational divide…