In 2023, more than 94 percent of the Chilean population accessed the internet, up from 19.1 percent in 2001. Among Latin America's largest internet markets, the country has some of the higher internet penetration rates in the region.

A survey of internet users in Chile during the third quarter of 2024 found that finding information and researching how to do things were the most popular reasons for using the internet in the country. Approximately 78.3 and 71.2 percent of online audiences in Chile used the internet for these activities respectively, followed by staying in touch with friends and family and accessing and listening to music, with 70.2 and 70.1 percent each.

Individuals using the Internet (% of population) in Chile was reported at 94.5 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Chile - Individuals using the Internet (% of population) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The percentage of households with internet access in Chile was forecast to remain on a similar level in 2029 as compared to 2024 with 100 percent. According to this forecast, the internet penetration will stay nearly the same over the forecast period. Depicted is the share of housholds with internet access in the country or region at hand.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in up to 150 countries and regions worldwide. All indicators are sourced from international and national statistical offices, trade associations and the trade press and they are processed to generate comparable data sets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).Find more key insights for the percentage of households with internet access in countries like Argentina and Paraguay.

A survey in Chile during the third quarter of 2024 found that mobile phones of any kind were the most popular devices for online usage for around **** percent of internet users. Meanwhile, almost ************** of internet audiences used laptops or desktop devices to go online.

According to a survey conducted in June and July 2022, women represented more than ** percent of internet users in Chile, against ** percent of their male counterparts. Meanwhile, more than a third of the country's online population was aged between 25 to 34 years old, with users aged between 35 and 44 accounting for a slightly smaller share.

The average for 2023 based on 7 countries was 83.51 percent. The highest value was in Chile: 94.12 percent and the lowest value was in Ecuador: 72.69 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

The population share with internet access in Chile was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 5.5 percentage points. After the ninth consecutive increasing year, the internet penetration is estimated to reach 98 percent and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the population share with internet access of was continuously increasing over the past years.The penetration rate refers to the share of the total population having access to the internet via any means. The shown figures have been derived from survey data that has been processed to estimate missing demographics.The shown data are an excerpt of Statista's Key Market Indicators (KMI). The KMI are a collection of primary and secondary indicators on the macro-economic, demographic and technological environment in more than 150 countries and regions worldwide. All input data are sourced from international institutions, national statistical offices, and trade associations. All data has been are processed to generate comparable datasets (see supplementary notes under details for more information).

In the beginning of 2025, Chile registered a year-on-year increase of 0.5 percent in its number of its internet users. Over the analyzed period, the country has gained up to 7.1 million online users, while also registering some of the highest internet penetration rates among Latin American countries.

** percent of Chilean respondents answer our survey on "Most common internet accesses by type" with "Broadband (DSL, cable, etc.)". The survey was conducted in 2024, among ***** consumers.Access millions of exclusive survey results with Statista Consumer Insights.

Chili: Internet users, percent of population: Pour cet indicateur, La Banque mondiale fournit des données pour la Chili de 1990 à 2023. La valeur moyenne pour Chili pendant cette période était de 39.56 pour cent avec un minimum de 0 pour cent en 1990 et un maximum de 94.12 pour cent en 2023.

In 2024, 64 percent of internet users surveyed in Chile who knew Bío Bío Chile said they trusted that news brand. Around 63 percent of respondents who knew CNN Chile and the same share of respondents who knew radio station Cooperativa stated that they trusted them.

During a survey carried out in Chile in November 2021, around 47 percent of respondents expressed trust in internet and cable companies. Almost a year earlier, in December 2020, the share stood at 41 percent. These respondents gave the companies a score of five, six, or seven on a one-to-seven point scale.

According to a 2022 survey, more than a third of internet users in Chile were 25 to 34 years old. Users aged between 35 and 44 accounted for a slightly smaller share, while those younger than 24 accounted for only 8 percent of the respondents. Meanwhile, women represented the majority of internet users in the country.

In the first half of 2023, consumers in Latin America spent, on average, **** hours per day on mobile media activities. The daily time spent with broadcast TV amounted to *** hours and ** minutes.

Mobile internet usage in Latin America and the Caribbean Since the mobile media command the largest amount of leisure time among people in Latin America, then how popular is access to mobile internet in the region? More than ** percent of population in Uruguay, Chile, Costa Rica, and Argentina was reached by mobile internet in 2022. In Brazil and Mexico, the penetration rate of mobile internet stood at **** and **** percent, respectively. However, when it comes to number of users of mobile internet, that same year Brazil ranked first, with more than *** million users, with Mexico taking the second spot, with over ** million users. Printed press access dying out in LATAM? While TV and radio exhibit a relatively strong usage in the region, print media are not as popular. According to the study, a Latin American consumer spent less than ** minutes per day consuming print media such as books, magazines, and newspapers. In fact, it was forecast that by 2024, print media circulation will decrease by *** percent year-on-year. What is more, as of early 2021, less than ** percent of internet users in Latin America's six largest economies paid for digital news, showing that free news access is key in the region.

As of the third quarter of 2024, a survey among adult internet users in Chile found that about ** percent of the respondents expressed concern about what was real or fake on the internet, while **** percent of the respondents worried about how companies used their data. Regarding possible measures, about **** percent of the interviewees stated that they declined or deleted cookies from their browsers, and **** percent of them used a VPN at least some of the time.

As of June 2024, Telefónica was the largest fixed-line internet provider in Chile, accounting for nearly ** percent of the market, based on the number of subscribers. VTR followed closely, with a market share worth **** percent.

In 2023, América Móvil, which controls brands like Claro, had the biggest annual revenue in Latin America and the Caribbean among the telecommunication providers presented. The group, headquartered in Mexico City and led by Carlos Slim, generated around **** billion U.S. dollars in revenue that year. The Latin American operation of Madrid-based Telefónica ranked second with a revenue of nearly ** billion dollars. Will 5G take over? To satisfy the demands of a data-hungry digital economy, the telecommunications sector in Latin America has looked to invest in fifth-generation (5G) wireless, currently the most advanced mobile broadband technology. While only ** wireless networks were using 5G technology across ** countries in Latin America and the Caribbean as of June 2023, 5G subscriptions are expected to grow exponentially. Forecasts suggest there will be nearly *** million 5G subscriptions in Latin America by 2028, up from just ** million in 2022. The rampant inequality problem It remains to be seen whether these developments will benefit all Latin American countries equally. As of January 2023, the share of individuals with access to some form of internet connection exceeded ** percent in markets such as Chile and Uruguay, while it fell just short of ** percent in Haiti. Likewise, internet affordability varies greatly across the region, with countries like Colombia, Costa Rica, and Peru receiving internet Affordability Drivers Index (ADI) scores above ** in 2021, while other countries like Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Belize scored below **.

In August 2023, around three out of four (76.21 percent of) internet users in Chile accessed the web through Google Chrome. Apple's Safari ranked second with nearly 11.1 percent of the market share. Moreover, most of the web traffic in Chile was generated via desktop computers.

In Chile, around four out of five internet users surveyed in the Santiago Metropolitan Region shopped online during the second quarter of 2020. This is 15 percentage points more than in the second quarter of 2019. Santiago concentrated approximately 40 percent of the population of Chile.