8 out of 10 French people over 65 now connect to the internet every month. This proportion is five times higher than in 2008, according to data from Médiamétrie's Internet Year 2023.
47.4 million French people connect to internet every day, or 1.8 million more than in 2022. For the first time, the smartphone is the means mainly used by those over 65 to connect (57% of time spent online, compared to 28% for the computer and 15% on tablets). If we take into account all age groups, 79% oftime spent on the internet is from a smartphone.