This statistic presents the share of internet users in selected countries who have not taken steps to protect their activities and personal information online. During the October 2018 survey, it was found that respondents from Japan were least likely to have done something to protect their online privacy, as 34 percent of survey respondents admitted to not taking any precautionary measures. In contrast, only 6 percent of respondents from Mexico stated that they have taken action on this issue.
Share of internet users who have not taken steps to protect their online privacy as of October 2018, by country
You have no right to use this feature.
Make sure to contact us if you are interested in scientific citation.
You can upgrade your account to enable this functionality for all statistics.
This feature is not available with your current account.Request access
Australia (n=1,002), Brazil (n=1,051), Canada (n=1,026), China (n=1,051), France
(n=1,065), Germany (n=1,001), Hong Kong (n=1,000), Italy (n=1,004),
Japan (n=1,001), Mexico (n=1,050), Netherlands (n=1,003), New
Zealand (n=1,002), Taiwan (n=1,000), UAE (n=1,001), UK (n=1,006), and
US (n=1,004).
Learn more about how Statista can support your business.
Symantec (Norton). (March 26, 2019). Share of internet users who have not taken steps to protect their online privacy as of October 2018, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025597/share-of-online-users-who-have-not-taken-steps-to-protect-online-privacy/
Symantec (Norton). "Share of internet users who have not taken steps to protect their online privacy as of October 2018, by country." Chart. March 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025597/share-of-online-users-who-have-not-taken-steps-to-protect-online-privacy/
Symantec (Norton). (2019). Share of internet users who have not taken steps to protect their online privacy as of October 2018, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025597/share-of-online-users-who-have-not-taken-steps-to-protect-online-privacy/
Symantec (Norton). "Share of Internet Users Who Have Not Taken Steps to Protect Their Online Privacy as of October 2018, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025597/share-of-online-users-who-have-not-taken-steps-to-protect-online-privacy/
Symantec (Norton), Share of internet users who have not taken steps to protect their online privacy as of October 2018, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025597/share-of-online-users-who-have-not-taken-steps-to-protect-online-privacy/ (last visited May 25, 2025)
Share of internet users who have not taken steps to protect their online privacy as of October 2018, by country [Graph], Symantec (Norton), March 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1025597/share-of-online-users-who-have-not-taken-steps-to-protect-online-privacy/
Profit from additional features with an Employee Account
Please create an employee account to be able to mark statistics as favorites.
Then you can access your favorite statistics via the star in the header.
Profit from the additional features of your individual account
Currently, you are using a shared account. To use individual functions (e.g., mark statistics as favourites, set
statistic alerts) please log in with your personal account.
If you are an admin, please authenticate by logging in again.
