# British Internet users increase by 20% in six months

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/05/02/british-internet-users-increase-20-six-months/
- Published: 2000-05-02T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

A report from MMXI Europe reports that the number of British Internet users jumped
from 7.8 million in October 1999 to 9.2 million in March 2000. Users now spend an
average of 276 minutes online each month, compared to 257 minutes six months ago.
Internet users aged 55 or over now account for 10% of all users in Britain.

Read [Britons take to surf in a big way](http://www.guardianunlimited.co.uk/business/story/0,3604,216646,00.html)
by David Teather in The Guardian and read the [original press release](http://www.mmxieurope.com/UK/PressRoom/Press_Releases/fifteen.html)
from MMXI Europe.

The figures don’t match those from Nielsen reported on last week by UK Fundraising.

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