Czech Republic

There were 6,680,800 internet users in the Czech Republic (representing 65.6% of the population) in June 2011, according to Internet World Stats. (Internet world Stats, August 2011)

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In the second quarter of 2010, 5,458,300 individuals aged 16 years old and older used the Internet in the last 3 months in the Czech Republic (or 61.8% of the population), according to Czech Statistical Office's Use of ICT by Households and Individuals in 2010 Survey.

Internet usage by age group as a % of total number of individuals in this age group in the second quarter of 2010:
- 16-24: 92.3%
- 25-34: 83.1%
- 35-44: 79.7%
- 45-54: 65.8%
- 55-64: 42.1%
- 65-74: 19.1%
- 75+: 5.1%

(Czech Statistical Office, November 2010)

Access

2,305,500 households (or 56.0% of total household in the country) had access to the internet in Czech Republic in the second quarter of 2010, according to Czech Statistical Office's use of ICT by Households and Individuals in 2010 Survey. This was up from 32.0% in 2007.

Place of internet use by internet users aged 16 and older in the last 3 months, for the second quarter of 2010:
- At home: 91.9%
- At work: 39.9%
- At school, place of education: 16.1%
- At another persons' home: 19.4%
- At public office: 4.3%
- At other place: 11.3%

(Czech Statistical Office, November 2010)

65.8% of males aged 16 years old and older and 58.1% of females have used the internet in the last 3 months in the second quarter of 2010 in the Czech Republic, according to Czech Statistical Office's Use of ICT by Households and Individuals in 2010 Survey. This was up from 48.8% and 41.5% respectively in 2007. (Czech Statistical Office, November 2010)

 

eCommerce

Czech internet retailers had combined revenues of CZK33 billion (€1.32 billion) in 2010 with only CZK3.9 billion (€156 million) in purchases made by credit card, according to studies by the Czech association for Electronic Commerce (APEK). Still, the preferred medium for payment for online purchases in the country in 2010 was cash on delivery.

Revenues of Czech online retailers for 2011 are expected to exceed the prior year's value by CZK4 billion (€161 million), with a surge of internet purchases expected over the Christmas period. Dominant on the list of products sought after are smartphones and tablets. (PMR IT and telecommunications sector in Central and Eastern Europe, October 2011)

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25.4% of individuals aged 16 or older in the Czech Republic purchased goods or services over the internet in the last 12 months (up from 15.3% in 2007), in the second quarter of 2010, according to Czech Statistical Office's Use of ICT by Households and Individuals in 2010 Survey. The percentage reached 28% among males and 23% among females.

Share of individuals purchasing over the internet by age group, in the second quarter of 2010:
- 16-24: 38.8%
- 25-34: 44.5%
- 35-44: 34.7%
- 45-54: 22.1%
- 55-64: 10.5%
- 65-74: 4.1%
- 75+: 1.5%

(Czech Statistical Office, November 2010)

11.2% of households online used devices such as PDA, mobile phone, games console etc. to access the internet d older in the Czech Republic in the second quarter of 2010, according to Czech Statistical Office's Use of ICT by Households and Individuals in 2010 Survey. (Czech Statistical Office, November 2010)