Pew Internet & American Life Project Wired Seniors -- Report - gender While 56% of all Americans go online, only 15% of Americans over the age of 65 have access to the Internet. Wealthy and educated seniors are most likely to go online. They are enthusiastic Internet users who love email and use the Web to gather all kinds of information that helps or entertains them. with adultsinternetolderpapersreportresearchseniorswired