Research, statistics and data

Quick links

Statistical release calendars
Open data
Economics insights
Behavioural insights

Download numbering data

Published: 13 March 2024

Last updated: 29 April 2026

Data on which UK telephone numbers are available for allocation or are allocated, and lists of codes for use in number porting and other administrative tasks.

Electromagnetic field measurements near mobile base stations

Published: 23 February 2024

Last updated: 24 April 2026

Yearly reports on Ofcom's measurements of electromagnetic fields (EMF) near mobile phone base stations. Here you can find a test report for each location we have visited.

Making Sense of Media Bulletin: April 2026

Published: 29 January 2024

Last updated: 23 April 2026

Ofcom's Making Sense of Media bulletin summarises media literacy activities by a range of organisations in the UK and overseas.

ADR schemes' performance

Published: 26 January 2024

Last updated: 23 April 2026

Every quarter we publish key performance results for the two main ADR schemes, CISAS and Communications Ombudsman.

Statistical release calendar 2026

Published: 13 November 2025

Last updated: 17 April 2026

Ofcom's statistical release calendar lists the Official Statistics we are due to publish in 2026.

Telecommunications Market Data Update

Published: 22 October 2020

Last updated: 16 April 2026

In the following section we highlight some of the key trends emerging this quarter from the data we collect on the UK telecommunications sector.

Experiences of using online services

Published: 16 February 2024

Last updated: 16 April 2026

The Online Experiences Tracker is a quantitative tracking survey that examines people's attitudes to, and experiences of using online services.

Adults' Media Lives

Published: 26 September 2023

Last updated: 2 April 2026

Ofcom's Adults' Media Lives study was set up in 2005 to provide a small-scale, rich and detailed qualitative complement to Ofcom's quantitative surveys of media literacy. The project follows the same 19 individuals over time, and interviews them on camera each year about their media habits and attitudes.

Adults' media use and attitudes

Published: 7 May 2025

Last updated: 2 April 2026

This annual report looks at media use, attitudes and understanding, and how these change over time.

Pressing platforms to prioritise safety by design: Scrutinising Year 2 risk assessments

Published: 1 April 2026

Under the UK’s Online Safety Act, tech firms must assess and mitigate the risk of people in the UK encountering illegal content, and platforms likely to be accessed by children must also assess and mitigate the risk of under-18s being exposed to certain types of harmful material.

Open data

Published: 27 November 2023

Last updated: 25 March 2026

Ofcom’s open data is a mix of data from or about the companies we regulate in the communications sector, and the citizens and consumers who use them.

Communications Market Report 2025: Interactive data

Published: 17 July 2025

Last updated: 24 March 2026

Data collected from industry by Ofcom, data from Ofcom’s consumer research, and headline figures from selected third parties.

Transparency Notice: Behavioural Audit Research

Published: 12 January 2026

Last updated: 20 March 2026

A transparency notice alerting to cross-functional research being carried out by Ofcom's Making Sense of Media Team, and Behavioural Insights Hub, involving behavioural audits of five major online platforms. The work is focused on digital media literacy functions.

Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM): Results from a survey of perpetrators

Published: 18 March 2026

This is a research report written by Protect Children and commissioned by Ofcom which presents the results of findings from a dark web survey of perpetrators who are actively searching for child sexual abuse material.

Mobile signal strength measurement data from our spectrum assurance vehicles

Published: 7 March 2024

Last updated: 6 March 2026

We have been compiling the 4G- and 5G-specific signal strength measurement data that our spectrum assurance vehicles capture along roads in England, Scotland and Wales.

Transparency notice: Research on online platforms to explore online safety

Published: 9 February 2023

Last updated: 6 March 2026

A notice explaining how, in support of our online safety research, Ofcom will sometimes create accounts with fictional personas.

Drive route map

Published: 30 May 2023

Last updated: 6 March 2026

Alongside our 4G- and 5G-specific signal strength measurement data, we have published a map showing the routes our spectrum assurance vehicles have taken along roads in the United Kingdom.

Supporting transparent evaluation practices

Published: 26 February 2026

This page shares Ofcom research looking at why organisations delivering media literacy interventions are hesitant to share evaluation findings and what could be done to change this.

Pricing and consumer engagement 2025: interactive report

Published: 26 February 2026

This report looks at trends in the prices of UK residential fixed broadband, fixed voice, mobile phone, and pay TV services, including Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) services.

A toolkit for evaluating media literacy interventions

Published: 10 November 2023

Last updated: 26 February 2026

Ofcom has produced this set of guides to help you evaluate media literacy interventions.

Pricing and consumer engagement

Published: 23 January 2024

Last updated: 26 February 2026

This report outlines Ofcom's research into trends in the pricing of residential communications services in the UK.

Helping Users Assess Content Online: Integrating Behavioural Tools through an Adaptive Randomised Controlled Trial

Published: 24 February 2026

This experimental study focuses on evaluating the effectiveness of various behavioural interventions designed to help users assess the reliability, accuracy, and authenticity of online content. It employs a novel methodology known as Adaptive Randomised Control Trials to explore this area.

Report: Complaints about broadband, landline, mobile and pay-TV services

Published: 25 January 2024

Last updated: 19 February 2026

We publish the number of complaints we have received about landline, broadband, pay-monthly mobile and pay-TV services.

Monitoring compliance with the net neutrality rules

Published: 26 January 2024

Last updated: 17 February 2026

A report on our approach to monitoring and ensuring compliance with the Open Internet Regulation.

Proving age to access online pornography

Published: 12 February 2026

Ofcom has commissioned a survey of UK internet users aged 16+ who self‑report having accessed pornographic content online, to understand how they access such content and their past experiences with age checks.

Review of the TV Production Sector

Published: 23 December 2015

Last updated: 11 February 2026

Ofcom's formal response to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports' request to carry out a review of the operation of the TV production sector.

Communications Affordability Tracker

Published: 27 February 2024

Last updated: 2 February 2026

Our latest research into the affordability of home broadband, mobile phone, landline and pay TV services.