Online financial services: 45% of Spaniards use them
Posted: Sat Apr 05, 2025 5:47 am
In 2021, 45.4% of Spaniards carried out financial transactions online, compared to 22.2% of those who reported doing so in 2020, according to the report "The Information Society in Spain 2022" by Fundación Telefónica. Banking transactions are the main reason phone number list for using digital financial services: 94.3% of users access these services for transactions with their savings institution.
Social media users: 28.3 million
The “ Study on the Use of Social Media in Spain 2022 ” by IAB Spain shows that the number of social media users in Spain will reach 28.3 million people in 2022. In addition, 3 out of 10 social media users abandoned a social network in the last 12 months , a similar proportion to that of 2021.
Basic digital skills: 64% of people
Spain performs relatively well in the European Commission's DESI 2022 assessment of basic digital skills: 64% of the population possesses them, compared to the EU average of 54%. Furthermore, these skills have increased significantly in recent years.
ICT specialists with employment: only 4.1%
However, Spain is below the EU average for ICT specialists and graduates. The percentage of employed ICT specialists in Spain is 4.1%, compared to the EU average of 4.5%, according to the DESI 2022 survey.
The European Commission warns that "the shortage of advanced digital experts hampers the country's growth prospects and limits productivity, especially for SMEs and micro-enterprises." It also notes that "the lack of a critical mass of digitally skilled workers hinders the integration of digital technologies in Spanish companies in general, and in SMEs and micro-enterprises in particular, which need professionals with digital skills to continue developing and become more competitive in the digital economy."
Social media users: 28.3 million
The “ Study on the Use of Social Media in Spain 2022 ” by IAB Spain shows that the number of social media users in Spain will reach 28.3 million people in 2022. In addition, 3 out of 10 social media users abandoned a social network in the last 12 months , a similar proportion to that of 2021.
Basic digital skills: 64% of people
Spain performs relatively well in the European Commission's DESI 2022 assessment of basic digital skills: 64% of the population possesses them, compared to the EU average of 54%. Furthermore, these skills have increased significantly in recent years.
ICT specialists with employment: only 4.1%
However, Spain is below the EU average for ICT specialists and graduates. The percentage of employed ICT specialists in Spain is 4.1%, compared to the EU average of 4.5%, according to the DESI 2022 survey.
The European Commission warns that "the shortage of advanced digital experts hampers the country's growth prospects and limits productivity, especially for SMEs and micro-enterprises." It also notes that "the lack of a critical mass of digitally skilled workers hinders the integration of digital technologies in Spanish companies in general, and in SMEs and micro-enterprises in particular, which need professionals with digital skills to continue developing and become more competitive in the digital economy."