Laptop penetration, by age group 2020| Statista

Penetration rate of laptops in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2020, by age group*

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Release date

April 2020

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

January 2020 to March 2020

Number of respondents

1,523 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

During the survey, this question was posed as follows: "Does your household have a PC, laptop, netbook or tablet computer?" *including MacBooks

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Laptop penetration rates are above ** percent across each of the main age groups, and highest among those aged 35-54 years. The difference in penetration rate is however quite small across the three younger demographics, reflecting the appeal of laptops for students and professionals alike.

Increasing penetration rate

Laptop computing has come a long way in the past decade, with increased power, battery life, portability and display quality all enhancing the attractiveness of a portable computer over a desktop computer. The penetration rate of the laptop in the United Kingdom reflects this, increasing from** percent in 2009, to ** percent in 2018.

Laptop sales

According to the most recently available figures from the United Kingdom (UK) Office for National Statistics (ONS), the sales value of laptops, notebooks and palm-top organizers reached ***** billion British pounds in 2017. In that same year, ** percent of respondents to a Statista survey reported buying a laptop every 3-5 years.

Worldwide, total laptop sales are expected to reach *** million units in 2023, up from *** million units in 2019. Desktop sales are expected to contract, from **** million units in 2019, to **** million units by 2023.