IBGE says TV is the 2nd most used device to access the internet in Brazil

According to the IBGE’s Continuous National Household Sample Survey (PNAD Continua), the second most used device by Brazilians to access the Internet is the smart TV. About 49.8% of the population uses this device to connect to the network.

The number of people using TV to access the internet increased by 2.3 percent between 2022 and 2023. At the same time, Computer connectivity has decreased significantly since 2016It reached 34.2% last year.

First of all, as expected mobile phone?: Approximately 98.8% of survey respondents use their laptops to access the internet. However, tablet usage has not changed between 2022 and 2023, making it the least used of the group at 7.6%.

THE TV use for internet access has increased significantly since 2016That year, only 11.3% of those interviewed used the device to connect to the internet. In the 2019 survey, that number more than doubled to 32.2%.

The study assessed consumer habits and even determined how many students from public and private schools use the internet: in total, 89.1% of students in public institutions have internet connectionthe private network protects 97.6%.

The survey also revealed the main purposes of the Internet in daily life. Watching programs, series and movies is the most common activity.It reached 87.6%, followed by social networks (83.5%), and in third place is music, radio and podcasts (82.4%).

PNAD Continua interviewed 186.9 million people. From the group, Only 12% have not accessed the internet in the last three months.