Grigorenko told how much time Russians spend on the Internet

Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko at the forum “Digital solutions” said that on average every Russian spends three weeks on the Internet per year. RBC was broadcasting.

According to the estimates of the Deputy Prime Minister, in Russia per person accounts for an average of one and a half terabytes of Internet traffic per year. “Much or little? In the world, one terabyte per person, that is, we have one and a half times more. That's 21 days, that's three weeks. On average, every Russian spends three weeks on the Internet. There they are, free evenings, Grigorenko said.

The Internet has become a basic need. “Today, we are so used to it, we do not notice it so much that when, God forbid, something goes out or does not work, we begin to sincerely get nervous, offended and say: “And how do we go on,” said the Deputy Prime Minister.

Grigorenko also said that more than 80% of citizens today make monthly purchases on digital platforms.

According to a January poll by the Public Opinion Foundation, 15% of Russians say they do not use the Internet at all. 79% of respondents said they have used the Internet at least once in the past day. 44% admitted that if they did not have access to the Internet, they would experience significant changes in their lives. Almost half the respondents (23%) are sure that their lives will not change at all. Among the reasons for distrust of the Internet, the Russians called fraudsters, the spread of “harmful, false” information and insufficient protection of personal data.