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24 Pakistan Internet Use Survey While there is no certain department to w h i c h monitor the trend of internet usage in accounts Pakistan, except PTA as a regulatory to 26% of body, private sector sketches an over- respon- view of internet usage in Pakistan which d e n t s as estimated number of 20 million users who use and rising. mobile The Express Tribune and Express Urdu initiated a joint Pakistan Internet Use Survey 2013 over the time of July 28-29 2013 with 1,100 participants from different departments in the country. Pakistan Internet Use Survey 2013 was conducted on news websites and social media and both English and Urdu mediums were used to achieve the widest range of people and bring a more accurate perspective of the internet usage in Pakistan The survey report was made public on August 20, 2013 and is available for download (at the time of writing) revealing major facts and figures about internet users in Pakistan. Major Findings: Some findings were more surprising than others while some not so. It is commonly believed that youngsters between the age of 18 and 25 constitute a major part of internet users in the country, which is actually 56% to be precise, followed by age group of 25-35. People with age of over 35 years made only 7% which show that youngsters have a higher trend of relying on internet, or one can say more savvy, than their elders. Not only that, 87% of people who use internet in Pakistan are male, given the fact that the survey was conducted on news website and results can differ. phone connection to connect to inter- net. 72% of re- spondents have broadband, DSL or dents have used proxies to unblock other high speed internet connection sites in Pakistan. It means that most of while dial-up is almost dead with 2%. us have used a proxy before or know someone who has used it. People are also willing to pay for high speed internet connections as 53% re