Luxembourg

There were 387,000 internet users in Luxembourg (representing 78.7% of the population) in December 2009, according to Internet World Stats. This was up by 287.0% compared to 2000. (Internet World Stats, April 2010)

In Q1 2009, 86% of people in Luxembourg claimed  to have  been using the internet regularly in the past 3 months, according to the Statistics Portal for Luxembourg. 96% of them went online at least once a week.

The most popular online activities  in Luxembourg remained sending and receiving emails (94%), followed by information searches relating to goods & services (87%). 58% of internet users claimed to have ordered goods or services online in the last 12 months.   (Portail des Statistiques du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, January 2010)

87% of households in Luxembourg were connected to the internet in 2009, according to the Statistics Portal for Luxembourg. This was up by 9% compared to 2008. (Portail des Statistiques du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, January 2010)

Digital Media

45% of internet users in Luxembourg listen to radio or download music online, according to the survey on the use of ICT by households in 2008 by STATEC. One out of three internet users watch or download videos/films online. (STATEC - Portail des Statistiques du Luxembourg, January 2009)

Social Networking and UGC

More than half of internet users (52%) in Luxembourg used instant messaging to communicate in realtime by text. 34% read blogs, while 12% create and update their own blogs in the first quarter of 2008, according to the survey on the use of ICT by households in 2008 by STATEC. A third of internet users send messages on chats websites or discussion forums. (STATEC - Portail des Statistiques du Luxembourg, January 2009)

66% of internet users in Luxembourg purchased products/services online in the last 12 months to the survey conducted at the beginning of 2009. The level reached 62% among female and 70% among male. Those aged between 25 to 54 years old, are the age group the more likely to buy online.

Among the top category of products/services bought online are books/magazines/educational material (58%); travel accommodation booking (53%); other travel booking - transport tickets (49%); Events tickets (45%), followed by DVD/music (40%) and sportswear (35%).  (Luxembourg Statistics Portal, February 2010)

43% of online users aged 16-74 people in Luxembourg ordered products or services online in the first quarter of 2008, according to the survey on the use of ICT by households in 2008 by STATEC.  (STATEC - Portail des Statistiques du Luxembourg, January 2009)

62% of internet users in Luxembourg used the internet to research their travel arrangements in the first quarter of 2008, according to the survey on the use of ICT by households in 2008 by STATEC.

Most popular activities among internet users in Luxembourg in the first quarter of 2008:
- Send/receive emails: 96%
- Research information relating to goods and services: 92%
- e-learning: 86%
- Travel planning: 62%
- Online banking: 60%
- Research for health related information: 54%
(STATEC - Portail des Statistiques du Luxembourg, January 2009)

62% of internet users in Luxembourg went online in 2008 to plan travel, according to the survey on the use of ICT by households in 2008 by STATEC. (STATEC - Le Portail des Statistiques du Luxembourg, October 2009)

82% of households went online via a high-speed broadband connection at the beginning of 2009 in Luxembourg, while 79% went online via DSL, according to the Statistics Portal for Luxembourg. (Portail des Statistiques du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, January 2010)

Interactive TV & Mobile Devices

Mobile Phones & Wireless Access

Just over a quarter of internet users aged 16-74 in Luxembourg accessed the internet via mobile phone in the first quarter of 2008, according to the survey on the use of ICT by households in 2008 by STATEC. (STATEC - Portail des Statistiques du Luxembourg, January 2009)