The UK’s online population fell slightly in November, according to recent data released by UKOM. While some consumers turned to the net for their Christmas purchases, avoiding both the British winter and the crowds of shoppers on the ‘real’ high streets, there were just over half a million less people online than in the month of October.

The UK’s online population was edging ever-nearer to 40 million user mark during October, according to data released by UKOM.

Nearly 40 million people went online over the course of September according to new data released by UKOM. A UK audience of 39 million 505 thousand people made up the online universe over the month, up by 640 thousand since January.

38.4 million people accessed the internet during August according to the latest data from UKOM. This figure represents 62.5% of the UK population and is actually down 1.1% compared UKOM’s inaugural data release in January.

The UK’s online universe has grown by 2 million in the past year according to data released by market research company Kantar Media’s Internet Monitor survey.

The latest UKOM data shows that 39 million Britons accessed the internet in July, representing two thirds of the population (and eight tenths of those who ever go online).

The UK’s online universe has seen a drop in size for the second month in a row. According to data released by UKOM, there were 38.4 million people online over the month of June, a drop of over 2 million people since April.

UKOM data for May 2010 reveals that seven of the UK’s top ten sites saw a drop in users.

In the past year the UK’s internet population has grown by more than two and a half million people according to data released by Kantar Media.

Only four out of the top ten sites saw a rise in users over the month of April, according to data released by UKOM.