Broadband internet coverage by technology in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Broadband internet coverage by technology was 99.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.5%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
3rd
of 40 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2013
All-time low
99.5%
in 2025
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Broadband internet coverage by technology in United Kingdom, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of households.
Analysis
In 2025, broadband internet coverage by technology in United Kingdom stood at 99.5%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broadband internet coverage by technology in United Kingdom peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 2025.
That places United Kingdom 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Broadband internet coverage by technology in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage of households | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 100.0% | — |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 6 |
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More science & technology data for United Kingdom
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 4,653 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 667.92 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 21,623 Thousand persons (2019)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 21,623 Thousand persons (2019)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 21,623 Thousand persons (2019)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 486,088 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2019)
- Individuals who used the internet, frequency of use and activities 96.3% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broadband internet coverage by technology in United Kingdom?
- Broadband internet coverage by technology in United Kingdom was 99.5% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest broadband internet coverage by technology recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 2025.
- How does United Kingdom rank for broadband internet coverage by technology?
- United Kingdom ranks 3rd out of 40 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broadband internet coverage by technology rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Broadband internet coverage by technology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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