Children's Passive Online Measurement
Published: 26 June 2025
Last updated: 21 May 2026
The Children's Passive Online Measurement study explores the websites and apps visited by UK children aged 8-14 and how long was spent on the services visited.
Children’s experiences of using online services
Published: 4 December 2025
Last updated: 21 May 2026
The Children's Online Safety Tracker (COST) aims to further understand and track UK children’s recalled experiences of being online, including their use and awareness of safety measures and experiences of harmful content or contact.
Experiences of using online services
Published: 16 February 2024
Last updated: 16 April 2026
The Online Experiences Tracker is a quantitative tracking survey that examines people's attitudes to, and experiences of using online services.
Online Nation
Published: 28 November 2023
Last updated: 10 December 2025
Online Nation is an annual report that looks at what people are doing online, how they are served by online content providers and platforms, and their attitudes to and experiences of using the internet.
From apps to AI search: how the UK goes online in 2025
Published: 10 December 2025
Our latest Online Nation report explores how adults and children in the UK experience life online. From the sites and apps we use every day, to how people feel about what they do and what they encounter online.
Survey: Online and Personal Wellbeing Comparison
Published: 17 April 2025
The Wellbeing Comparison survey was undertaken by YouGov on behalf of Ofcom. The core objective of this study was to assess how UK Adults perceive their general satisfaction, worthiness, happiness and anxiety both in their personal lives and when they go online.
’Appy Valentine's Day: top online dating trends revealed
Published: 14 February 2025
Our 2024 Online Nation report revealed that one in ten (4.9 million) adults used a dating app last year, but fewer people are swiping to find love, with Tinder losing 600,000 (5%) users, and Bumble Inc. dropping 300,000
Digital differences between men and women revealed
Published: 28 November 2024
Stark differences in the online lives of men and women in the UK are today revealed in Ofcom’s annual report into the nation’s digital habits.
Video-sharing platform users' experiences and attitudes
Published: 28 November 2023
Last updated: 28 November 2024
Ofcom has commissioned research to understand people's experiences of using, and attitudes towards using video-sharing platforms (VSP).
Why we’re supporting Get Online Week
Published: 16 October 2024
This week is Get Online Week, the UK’s largest digital inclusion campaign, aimed at helping people to boost their digital skills and confidence.