Internet service providers (ISPs) say they have contingency plans in place and that the network can deal with extra daytime demand.
Video calls and other work applications should have little impact.
But some traffic-heavy services, like gaming, are seeing a surge in use around the world, as people stay home.
“Nobody should expect broadband to crash or anything like that,” said Mark Jackson, editor of ISP Review. “That’s not how these things work.”
He added: “Some slowdown in speed during periods of truly heavy usage is possible. I’d expect this to be fairly limited, and that’s true even in normal times.”
The impact would vary between ISPs in different areas, he said – but most are set up to deal with a sudden surge.
