THE world may be increasingly dependent on the internet but more than 10,000 people in Brighton and Hove have not been online in the last three months, and probably never have.

Over the last 20 years the web has become more and more a part of everyday lives. Many people check social media or news websites when they wake up in the morning.

Shopping, work or simply filling out an application forms for council tax, or benefits, are increasingly online activities.

However, data from the Office for National Statistics shows that 5.8 per cent of residents aged 16 or over have not used the internet in the last three months, one of the lowest amounts in the UK.

That’s 14,000 adults. And it is likely those people have never gone online, according to the ONS report.

The average rate of non-use for the UK was 10 per cent. The ONS collected the data over the first three months of this year.

In total, 225,000 people in Brighton and Hove used the internet in the last three months, 93.9 per cent. The ONS says the other respondents replied don’t know.

There are more people using the internet in 2018 than ever before.