Most Popular Internet Activities

Internet Activities	Percent of Internet users who report this activity
Send email	91%
Use a search engine to find information	90
Search for a map or driving directions	84
Do an Internet search to answer a specific question	80
Research a product or service before buying it	78
Check the weather	78
Look for info on a hobby or interest	77
Get travel info	73%
Get news	72
Buy a product	67
Surf the Web for fun	66
Look for health/medical info	66
Buy or make a reservation for travel	63
Look for political news/info	58
Go to a website that provides info or support for a specific medical condition or personal situation	58
Research for school or training	57
Watch a video clip or listen to an audio clip	56
Look for info from a government website	54
Look up phone number or address	54
Do any type of research for your job	51
Send instant messages	47
Get info online about a college, university or other school you or a family member might attend	45
Take a virtual tour of a location online	45
Look for info about a job	44
Get financial info	44
Check sports scores or info	43
Download other files such as games, videos, or pictures	42
Bank online	41
Download computer programs from the internet	39
Pay bills online	38
Play online games	36
Send or receive text messages using a cellphone	35
Use internet to get photos developed/display photos	34
Listen to music online at a website	34
Look for info about a place to live	34
Rate a product, service or person using an online rating system	30
Look for religious/spiritual info	30
Listen to a live or recorded radio broadcast online, such as a newscast, sporting event, or radio show	29
Search for info about someone you know or might meet	28
Share files from own computer w/ others	27
Read someone else's web log or “blog”	27
Download music files to your computer	25
Log on to the internet using a wireless device	25
Participate in an online auction	24
Research your family's history or genealogy	24
Look for weight loss or general fitness info	24
Download screensavers from the internet	23
Look for info about a mental health issue	23
Use online classified ads or sites like Craig's list	22
Chat in a chat room or in an online discussion	22
Download computer games from the internet	21
Create content for the internet	19
Make a donation to a charity online	18
Download video files to your computer	18
Take material you find online—like songs, text or images—and remix it into your own artistic creation	18
Look for info on something sensitive or embarrassing	18
Sell something online	17
Visit an adult website	13
Take a class online just for personal enjoyment or enrichment	13
Buy or sell stocks, bonds, or mutual funds	13
Send or receive an invitation to a meeting or party using an online invitation service	12
Buy groceries online	12
Take a class online for credit toward a degree of some kind	12
Use online social or professional networking sites like Friendster or LinkedIn	11
Pay to access or download digital content online, such as music, video, or newspaper articles	11
Create a web log or “blog”	9
Go to a dating website or other sites where you can meet other people online	9
Look for info about domestic violence	8
Make a phone call online	7
Check e-mail on a hand-held computer	5
Download or share adult content online	4
Play lottery or gamble online	4