List of countries by number of Internet users

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Internet users per 100 inhabitants Source: International Telecommunication Union. Internet users per 100 inhabitants ITU.svg
Internet users per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunication Union.
Internet users in 2023 as a percentage of a country's population InternetPenetrationWorldMap.svg
Internet users in 2023 as a percentage of a country's population
Number of Internet users in 2012 Source: International Telecommunication Union. InternetUsersWorldMap.svg
Number of Internet users in 2012
Source: International Telecommunication Union.

Below is a sortable list of countries by number of Internet users as of 2024. Internet users are defined as persons who accessed the Internet in the last 12 months from any device, including mobile phones. [Note 1] Percentage is the percentage of a country's population that are Internet users. Estimates are derived either from household surveys or from Internet subscription data. [4]

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All United Nations member states are included, except North Korea, whose number of internet users is estimated at a few thousand. [5]

Data from Statista and Internet World Stats estimates that the total number of internet users at the end of 2023 is around 5.3 billion. [6] [7]

Worldwide Internet users [8]
2005201020172023
World population (billions) [9] 6.56.97.48.0
Worldwide16%30%48%67%
In developing world8%21%41.3%60%
In developed world51%67%81%93%
Internet users by region [8]
Region2005201020172023
Africa2%10%21.8%37%
Americas36%49%65.9%87%
Arab States8%26%43.7%69%
Asia and Pacific9%23%43.9%66%
Commonwealth of
Independent States		10%34%67.7%89%
Europe46%67%79.6%91%

Table

The table contains the following:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ the statistics for numbers of Internet users were obtained by multiplying an estimated percentage of people using the Internet in a given country, obtained from one source (usually the ITU), by the total population from another source (usually the U.S. Census Bureau). There are not enough significant figures in the percentage estimate for the precise Internet user counts found in the table to be meaningful. As a result, they should not be treated as precise figures or even reliable estimates.
  1. ↑ CIA data combines 2020 estimate for Gaza Strip and 2021 estimate for the West Bank.
  2. ↑ ITU entry averages 2012 estimates for Saint Helena (41.0%) and Ascension (37.6%), weighted with 2016 population figures (4534 and 806, respectively). Estimate for Tristan de Cuna not listed.

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References

  1. ↑ "Individuals using the Internet 2005 to 2014" Archived 28 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine , Key ICT indicators for developed and developing countries and the world (totals and percentage rates), International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "ICT Statistics". www.itu.int. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012" Archived 9 February 2014 at the Wayback Machine , International Telecommunication Union (Geneva), july 2016, retrieved 22 June 2013
  4. ↑ "Measuring digital development Facts and Figures 2023" (PDF). itu.int. p28. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Fisher, Max (22 December 2014). "Yes, North Korea has the internet. Here's what it looks like". Vox. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Internet users in the world 2023". Statista. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  7. ↑ "World Internet Users Statistics and 2023 World Population Stats". www.internetworldstats.com. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  8. 1 2 "Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2023". Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Total Midyear Population for the World: 1950-2050"". International Programs Center for Demographic and Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Individuals using the Internet (% of population)". data.worldbank.org. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  11. ↑ "Individuals using the Internet". datahub.itu.int. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
  12. ↑ "Country Comparisons - Population". cia.gov. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
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