Share Increased: Three Out of Four Older People Aged 65 and over Online

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More and more older people in Germany are using the internet. Among those over 65, it was around 74 percent – five years ago it was only 48 percent.

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Five years ago, just under half of the seniors were on the Internet. A lot has happened. However, in a Bitkom survey almost every 65 years, a wish has been expressed.

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Smartphone? An indispensable everyday companion for the vast majority of older people. (Symbolic image) Jens Kalaene/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa Three out of four people over 65 in Germany use the internet. The number of older internet users has risen significantly within five years – from about half to 74 percent. This is shown by a recent survey conducted by the digital association Bitkom, which interviewed 1,004 senior citizens nationwide in Septembe…

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More and more seniors in Germany are online. This is according to a study presented in Berlin on Thursday by Federal Education Minister Karin Prien and the IT industry association Bitkom. While just under half (48 percent) of seniors in Germany were online five years ago, now around three-quarters (74 percent) of Germans aged 65 and over use the internet. Male seniors (78 percent) are more likely to be online than female seniors (70 percent). As…

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Five years ago, just under half of the seniors were also on the Internet. Something was happening.