The table compares various age groups in terms of internet-based activities they are engaged in.
Overall, a higher proportion of people use the Internet to access the news or to search for a product, although the latter is exclusive to adults. In contrast, the use of the Internet to download content or search for people is comparatively lower among the age groups. Notably, the majority of teens consume news or play virtual games on the Internet.
Certain online activities are generally more popular than others. For instance, following the news is higher than 70% in all age groups, with 76% of teens and 30-year-olds using the Internet for this purpose. Although teens do not use the net for product research, this activity is also popular among adult age categories, particularly with the age group 40 (83%). Online shopping is another common activity that at least 60% of people from most age categories use the Internet for.
Online games and downloads were the activities popular among teens but not among adults. Specifically, 81% of teens use online platforms for the former purpose, whereas 52% for the latter. Among adults, however, the percentage of people using the net for these reasons is comparatively lower: only 8-6% of the elderly download materials online.
The least popular activity is searching for people. Only 5% of teens do this activity online compared to 31% of 20-year-old adults, which is the age category engaging in this activity most.