Since the start of the pandemic, 66% of internet users made video calls for personal use, an increase of 11%. This share is particularly high in the age groups of 16-24 (72%) and 25-34 (79%). The trend decreases from the age of 44 onwards. Overall, however, every age group has made more video calls than before the pandemic.
Four out of 10 internet users in the age groups of 45-54 and 65-74 say the have not changed their habits.
The number of online video gamers remained unchanged - roughly 30% of all users, but almost half of that share said they played more than before. 55% of the 16-24 year olds had fun with online games. Despite the activity declining sharply with age, there were still 19% among 65-74 year olds that spent some of their time online this way.
25% of all internet users purchased meals in the form of take-away or home delivery during containment, with half of this share ordering more than they had prior to lockdown. 35% of these customers were employed, 19% unemployed.
Nearly 6 out of 10 people sought information related to eHealth during this same period. This figure thus remains rather unchanged, but these people did so more often. The pandemic has therefore not prompted more internet users to do this type of research, perhaps because they inform themselves through news media.
