Nicosia: Calls over the internet and instant messaging are the most popular internet activities in Cyprus, during the first quarter of 2025, according to a survey conducted by the Statistical Service, on Information and Communication Technologies usage in households and by individuals 2025. Participating in social networks and reading online news followed.
According to Cyprus News Agency, the results of the survey show that more than nine out of ten individuals use the internet at least once a week (93.6%). Internet use decreases with age: starting from 98.5% for the 16-24 age group, internet use drops to 81.5% for the 55-74 age group. Persons with high educational attainment level use the internet more frequently (98.9%) than persons with low educational attainment level (75.9%).
The most popular internet activities by individuals during the first quarter of 2025 were making calls over the internet (96.4%), instant messaging via Skype, Messenger, WhatsApp and Viber (96.2%), participating in social networks like Facebook and X (92.3%), reading online news (91.1%) and finding information about goods or services (88.2%).
Of the persons that used the internet in the first quarter of 2025, 20.5% used online learning material other than a complete online course, 17.8% had an online course and another 17.8% communicated with educators or learners using audio or video online tools.
In terms of e-Government activities, during the period April 2024 - March 2025, 62.7% of individuals aged 16-74 years obtained information from public authorities online, 52% accessed information stored about them by public authorities or public services, and 31.9% accessed information from public databases or registers.
Regarding e-Commerce, the proportion of individuals aged 16-74 years placing online orders during the first quarter of 2025 slightly decreased to 62% compared to 63.6% in the corresponding period of 2024. The most popular categories of goods/services subscribed online were film, series, or sports streaming services (43.5%), music streaming services (18.3%), gaming streaming services (9.5%), and apps related to health or fitness (7.5%).
Among the people who bought or ordered goods or services for private use in the first quarter of 2025, 58.6% bought tickets to events, 53.2% bought accommodation services, and 50.3% bought transport services.