Portsmouth ranks among the UK's top three cities for internet usage

Portsmouth has one of the highest internet usage rates in the country, ranking ahead of London and several other major UK cities.

A ranking by Interconnections Media compared 43 UK cities using internet usage percentages to identify where residents are most likely to use the internet.

Portsmouth ranks third overall, with an internet usage rate of 96.5%, placing it among the country's highest-ranked cities.

The Hampshire city sits just behind Brighton and Hove, which leads the ranking at 97.7%, and Coventry in second place at 96.8%.

Portsmouth finishes ahead of Newport, which records 95.8%, and Peterborough at 95.5%.

Elsewhere on the South Coast, Bournemouth ranks joint seventh with 95.2% internet usage, while Southampton places joint 31st at 88.9%.

This means Portsmouth's internet usage rate is 7.6 percentage points higher than Southampton's.

Plymouth also performs strongly, ranking sixth overall with 95.4%, slightly behind Portsmouth.

The UK cities with the highest internet usage

1. Brighton and Hove - 97.7%

2. Coventry - 96.8%

3. Portsmouth - 96.5%

4. Newport - 95.8%

5. Peterborough - 95.5%

6. Plymouth - 95.4%

7. London, Bath and Bournemouth - 95.2% each

8. Edinburgh - 94.8%

9. Bristol and Swansea - 94.7% each

10. Cardiff - 94.6%

Source: ONS.