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UK online adult monthly reach: WhatsApp
United Kingdom: 90% in May 2025, +3.0 pp on May 2024.
- 90% Latest · United Kingdom · May 2025
- +3.0 pp vs May 2024
- Annual Release cadence
- 2 Records · 1 region · 2024–2025
Verified 30 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period June 2025
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United Kingdom over time. Forecasts are dashed with hollow markers; the underlying values are one click away under the chart.
UK online adult monthly reach: WhatsApp
United Kingdom, May 2024 to May 2025
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2 records · 1 region · 2024–2025. Each period links to its record: the value, the quote it was read from, and the document.
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- Definition
- Proportion of UK online adults visiting WhatsApp on smartphones, tablets or computers in a month, reported by Ofcom via Ipsos iris.
- Measure
- One slice of Social media use ( form: share, segment: whatsapp ) . Share of individuals who report using a specified social media platform or online service. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 2 documents
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online Nation Report 2025 | Ofcom | 10 Dec 2025 | 1 |
| Online Nation 2024 Report | Ofcom | 28 Nov 2024 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the latest UK online adult monthly reach: WhatsApp?
United Kingdom: 90% in May 2025, +3.0 pp on May 2024.
Where does this data come from?
From 2 documents published by Ofcom. Every figure on this page links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row the number was read from.
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Annual. The newest published period is May 2025; the next release should cover June 2025. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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StatOrigin. (2026). UK online adult monthly reach: WhatsApp [Data set]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/indicators/uk-online-adult-reach-whatsapp
"UK online adult monthly reach: WhatsApp." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/indicators/uk-online-adult-reach-whatsapp. Accessed 1 Oct. 2026.
StatOrigin. "UK online adult monthly reach: WhatsApp." Data set, 2026. Accessed October 1, 2026. https://statorigin.org/indicators/uk-online-adult-reach-whatsapp.
@misc{statorigin_uk_online_adult_reach_whatsapp_2026, title = {UK online adult monthly reach: WhatsApp}, author = {{StatOrigin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://statorigin.org/indicators/uk-online-adult-reach-whatsapp}, note = {Data set. Accessed 2026-10-01} }