~14% of adults (1995), rising to ~46% by 2000
% of adults who use the internet
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Pew Research Center: Internet & Broadband Fact Sheet
Pew Research Center · 2025
Source notes & limitations
Pew's Internet & Technology program tracks internet, broadband, and smartphone adoption via periodic surveys. Compiles time-series adoption percentages. Coverage: ~2000-present. Pew 403-blocks automated requests — URL valid, access via browser.
Where this source appears
7 records across 4 decades and countries. Documented gaps are included; a source cited for a gap does not establish a value.
0 of 7 records have a current source audit. A transcription check reads a declared numeric field from a pinned local source file; a calculation replay reads its operands and applies the declared method and rounding rule. A source audit does not independently validate the source or every claim in a record. The date is the last successful local audit; the build checks that its bindings still match.
US · 1990s
US · 2000s
Internet: 46% (2000) → 79% (2009). Broadband: ~5% (2000) → 63% (2009).
% of adults
No current source audit~40% (2000) → ~85% (2009)
% of adults who own a cell phone
No current source auditUS · 2010s
~35% (2011) → 81% (2019)
% of adults who own a smartphone
No current source auditInternet: 79% (2009) → 90% (2019). Broadband: 63% (2009) → 73% (2019).
% of adults
No current source auditUS · 2020s
96%
% of U.S. adults who use the internet (at least occasionally)
No current source audit78%
% of U.S. adults with home broadband subscription
No current source audit