Ofcom, Online Nation 2025

The 26-minute gap: women spend 26 minutes a day longer online than men, and in proportion the gap is widest among the over-65s

UK women spend 26 minutes a day longer online than men (4h 43m vs 4h 17m). Women over 65 spend 17% more time online than men their age (32 minutes). Yet fewer women feel confident staying safe online: 55% vs 67% of men. That's 2025. Source: Ofcom

The 26-minute gap: women spend 26 minutes a day longer online than men, and in proportion the gap is widest among the over-65s. InkByte, inkbyte.co.uk.

Sources

Ofcom, Online Nation 2025 (published 10 Dec 2025), data May 2025; safety confidence from Ofcom's Online Experiences Tracker, June 2025

Calculated on every image: Ofcom's times converted to minutes, one dot each (4h 43m = 283). The 17% and 32 minutes are Ofcom's own figures.

The over-65 gap is widest only in proportion: 45 to 54 year olds also show a 32-minute lead.

Figures cover UK internet users aged 18+ only, measured passively on personal devices.

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Poster dominated by a giant vermilion-red number 26, with the words ‘minutes a day more online for women than for men’. To the right: the average UK adult spends 4h 30m a day online. Below are dot charts where one dot equals one minute spent online in an average day. All adults: women 4h 43m, 283 dots, the last 26 in red; men 4h 17m, 257 black dots. Over-65s: women 3h 36m, 216 dots, the last 32 in red; men 3h 04m, 184 black dots. A red ‘+17%’ notes that over-65s have the widest gap in proportion (+32 min). At the bottom: 55% of women vs 67% of men feel confident staying safe online. Source: Ofcom, Online Nation 2025, data May 2025; safety confidence June 2025.

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