The statistics illustrate the percentage of Internet users in Taiwan across four different age groups over the course of 3 years, commencing from 1998.
Overall, there were significant disparities in the Internet usage among 4 different groups, with the 16-30 age group consistently showing the highest percentage of Internet usage throughout the period. Additionally, while the figure for those aged less than 15 and were over 50 witnessed an upward trend, the opposite was true for the remaining categories.
Initially, individuals in the 16-30 age group accounted for over a half of Internet users, making it the highest figure among all the categories. This was around 12% higher than the data for the 31-to-50-year-old demographic in the same year. Far below were the youngest and oldest age groups, with their corresponding figures being just 2 and 4% in 1998. This disparities indicates the substantial gap in the Internet adoption between young adults and other age groups at the beginning of the period.
Thereafter, the percentage of people aged between 16 and 30 underwent a significant decrease, falling to around 44% for the following 2 years; meanwhile that of 31-50 age group, similarly, witnessed a decline to roughly 38% over the next 2 years. In stark contrast, the figure for those aged below 15 and were older than 50 recorded an increase, as their respective figures stood at 9 and 10% at the end of the assessed period. This shift indicates the trend towards more balanced Internet usage across age groups, with younger and older populations catching up to the previously dominant age brackets.