There has been a tremendous increase in the use of home internet users in the UK when compared to last year. The most recent broadband consumer survey conducted by Point Topic analysed that 86.6% of home internet users spend 6 hours online every week. Only 86% of the people used the net at the end of the year 2006 and it was only 50% at the end of the year 2005.

The up to date study reveals that almost 41% of the people using broadband internet connection spend their time downloading music, while 16% watch TV or video streaming. It is surprising to know that among the high speed internet users, 90% of them use the net to send emails and more than 60% uses auction sites to purchase things.

The most interesting fact is that the UK users, in spite of all these are spending only less money when compared to what they spend during the previous years. Dr Katja Mueller, research director at Point Topic mentioned that the may account for the decline in spending online in the UK. He pointed out that the people of the UK are increasingly using the internet to buy even small items.

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