During the past year, wi-fi usage worldwide shot up 44 per cent, reports iPass.
The US is predictably top of the wi-fi tree - accounting for 59 per cent of the world’s usage - but more surprising perhaps is the UK in second place, accounting for 11 per cent of all wi-fi usage and beating countries such as Germany, Japan and Singapore.
London is also the number one city in the world for wi-fi usage, beating cities such as Singapore, New York and San Francisco.
The findings from iPass, based on its own user-base, reveal the extent to which people now rely on wi-fi - especially the world’s population of business travellers accessing wi-fi in hotels and airports.
The iPass Wi-Fi Hotspot Index, available today, shows which airport hotspots around the world have been used most by business travelers, what countries and cities have experienced the fastest growth in Wi-Fi usage, and what types of retail venues have been most frequented for hotspot use.
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