British homes in lockdown are using 41 hours of internet a week, or nearly six hours a day – a rise of 29 per cent, according to a new survey. Comparison site Uswitch said a sizeable rise in internet usage since lockdown started has been driven by home working, video calls and gaming. Internet consumption for home working has risen 67 per cent, compared with 35 per cent for internet-enabled home schooling and 50 per cent for online video calls. The survey revealed Southampton has seen the biggest surge in broadband use since the lockdown began, at 49 per cent, to 44 hours and 36 minutes a week. London residents are the most sociable during lockdown, spending six hours and 24 minutes on video calls to stay in touch with loved ones, according to survey results. Meanwhile, Liverpool is the country’s gaming capital, playing for seven hours and 30 minutes a week on average. With millions of people now forced to stay at home, working online now takes up the lion’s share of internet usage – at 8.5 hours a week RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 Next Video game players are urged to play at ‘reasonable times’… Global ‘internet pressure’ map reveals how… Read full this story
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