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In the UK, the four primary sources for digital technology adoption and usage by consumers and businesses are:

* [http://www.statistics.gov.uk/CCI/SearchRes.asp?term=internet&x=0&y=0 Office of National Statistics] Search for Internet

* [http://www.berr.gov.uk/whatwedo/sectors/telecoms/index.html Telecoms sector report from Department of Business, Innovation and Skills]

* [http://www.ofcom.org.uk/research/stats/ Ofcom research on telecommunications adoption] Includes broadband, mobile penetration 

* [http://www.culture.gov.uk/what_we_do/broadcasting/5631.aspx Digital Britain initiative from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport] Includes report with statistics on [http://www.culture.gov.uk/reference_library/publications/6211.aspx Attitudes towards internet content among adults]

==European ICT adoption statistics==

* [http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/information_society/data/main_tables Eurostat i2010 Benchmarking] Choose main Tables and then ICT - this has broadband penetration by country throughout the EU

[[Category: Internet Statistics]]
[[Category: Internet Consumer and Business Adoption Statistics]]
[[Category: UK Internet Statistics]]

==Worldwide Internet adoption statistics==
To compare the UK to worldwide - other countries, try the International Telecomms Union data - there is usually a lag - current data in 2009 is 2008.

* [http://www.itu.int/ITU-D/ICTEYE/Indicators/Indicators.aspx ITU Benchmarking Statistics] Choose ''Internet indicators: subscribers, users and broadband subscribers''.

* [http://www.pewinternet.org/Topics.aspx Pew Internet Project] Good for comparisons between UK and US

See related statistics on global comparisons of [http://www.marketing-online.co.uk/wiki/Social_Media_Usage_Statistics social media adoption].