Digital Barometer 2025 (Arcep / CREDOC)

Summary

• The barometer is based on a survey of 4,066 people aged 12 and over conducted from 5 July to 6 August 2024.p.6
• 94% of people aged 12 and over connect to the internet, up 3 points, and 82% do so every day.p.7
• 91% of the population owns a smartphone, ahead of computers (89%) and tablets (54%), and 5G smartphone ownership reached 44%, up 13 points in a year.p.7
• 28% of smartphone owners use their device for contactless payments, including 49% of 18-24 year olds.p.10
• 82% of smartphone owners mostly use the default browser, and a quarter of those aware of the Digital Markets Act changed browser.p.11

Key insights

1. 85% of people use instant messaging apps to send messages, up 5 points.p.10
2. 19% of 18-24 year olds exclusively use a mobile connection to access the internet.p.8
3. 30% of radio and audio listeners now favour listening via the internet, up 4 points.p.13
4. 33% of the population has a connected speaker, up 4 points in a year.p.7
5. The Digital Markets Act entered into application on 6 March 2024.p.11