Portsmouth among UK cities with highest internet usage, new study finds

Portsmouth has been named among the UK cities with the highest levels of internet usage, according to a new study comparing how widely residents go online across the country.

Research by Shogo AI analysed Office for National Statistics data to identify the share of residents using the internet in UK cities.

Portsmouth ranks third, with 96.5% of residents using the internet.

That puts Portsmouth ahead of major cities including London, Edinburgh, Manchester, Glasgow, Sheffield and Liverpool. London records internet usage of 95.2%, while Edinburgh stands at 94.8% and Manchester at 94%.

Portsmouth sits behind only Brighton and Hove, where 97.7% of residents use the internet, and Coventry at 96.8%.

The city also performs significantly better than nearby Southampton, where internet usage stands at 88.9%.

The top 10 UK cities for internet usage are:

1. Brighton and Hove – 97.7%

2. Coventry – 96.8%

3. Portsmouth – 96.5%

4. Newport – 95.8%

5. Peterborough – 95.5%

6. Plymouth – 95.4%

7. London – 95.2%

8. Bath – 95.2%

9. Bournemouth – 95.2%

10. Edinburgh – 94.8%

11. Bristol – 94.7%

12. Swansea – 94.7%

13. Cardiff – 94.6%

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS).