From surfers to tea fans, Britain's blogging army is now 4m strong.
This legion of British bloggers are keeping track of their lives through online diaries, social networking services and other websites, creating a thriving network of internet communities reflecting the breadth of the country's interests.
There is also a growing professionalism, since for many there could be money and fame to be made from their daily musings. Among their number are surfers, bespoke tailors, politicos, tea connoisseurs, and, inevitably, a number of diarists keen to unveil their love lives.
The survey was commissioned by the online company Garlik, which aims to give citizens more power over how their personal information is used digitally. It asked a representative sample of 2,000 internet users about their online habits. Of Britain's web population of 26 million it found that 15% kept a blog. Of those running a personal website, almost one in five were blogging at least once a day - the high water mark for an internet phenomenon that is transforming the way people voice their opinions.
The rise of the weblog began 10 years ago as the pioneers started publishing lists of websites they had found. Over time the subjects bloggers wrote about broadened out to politics and culture.
"The line between a blog and a website has finally blurred enough it's often hard to tell if you're a blogger or not," said Jon Silk, of the PR firm Lewis. "Users of sites such as Facebook and MySpace are all bloggers."
While some sites remain true to the internet's anarchic DNA - as displayed in blogs such as Pimp That Snack, where people show off giant chocolate bars they have cooked at home - others use the web to promote their expertise.
Those who indulge in niche pursuits are finding ways to talk to their peers through blogs. Surfing remains a minority sport in Britain, but sites like Surfcore, which rounds up surfer blogs, are now proving popular destinations for those wanting the latest news.
Popular hobby blogs, such as the tea-drinking website Nice Cup of Tea And A Sit Down, are able to count thousands of fans: a Facebook group linked to the site has more than 115,000 members.
Indeed, some believe that the huge adoption of blogging in the UK owes much to the social networking craze. Celebrities such as the singer Lily Allen, who writes an outspoken MySpace diary, have helped popularise the concept and Britain is often at the heart of such growth: Facebook, with 50 million users worldwide, counts London as its biggest city source, with more than 1.5 million registered. "I think the UK is probably the best example of how rapid the viral growth of sites like this can be," Facebook's spokeswoman, Brandee Barker, told the Guardian.
Increasingly, too, marketing gurus are understanding that bloggers can be used to spread their own messages.
Last year the drinks retailer Threshers circulated vouchers giving 40% off all wine among a small number of suppliers. But Hugh Macleod, a marketing consultant for South African vintner Stormhoek - and a blogger - put the voucher online for anyone to download, and the offer spread rapidly around the country. The stunt eventually led to thousands of people taking up the offer and running many Threshers shops dry.
This, say some, is the natural evolution of the blogging phenomenon. "People are getting used to publishing every facet of their lives on the web," said Mr Silk. "As a result advertisers are tapping into social networks to spread their messages - and when a friend sends you something to look at, you normally do."