The global number of internet users in was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 1.3 billion users (+23.66 percent). After the fifteenth consecutive increasing year, the number of users is estimated to reach 7 billion users and therefore a new peak in 2029. Notably, the number of internet users of was continuously increasing over the past years.Depicted is the estimated number of individuals in the country or region at hand, that use the internet. As the datasource clarifies, connection quality and usage frequency are distinct aspects, not taken into account here.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 number of internet users in countries like the Americas and Asia.

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This dataset provides an overview of global internet users by country between 2021 and 2024, derived from the Wikipedia page "List of countries by number of Internet users." The data includes the total number of internet users in each country, the percentage of the population using the internet, and the population of each country as of 2021. The data was collected from reliable sources like household surveys and internet subscription statistics, providing valuable insights into global connectivity trends.

This dataset can be used to explore digital penetration rates, compare internet adoption by region, and analyze how internet usage has evolved across countries over time. The motivation behind this dataset is to contribute to research on digital inclusion and global technology access.

As of 2024, the estimated number of internet users worldwide was 5.5 billion, up from 5.3 billion in the previous year. This share represents 68 percent of the global population. Internet access around the world Easier access to computers, the modernization of countries worldwide, and increased utilization of smartphones have allowed people to use the internet more frequently and conveniently. However, internet penetration often pertains to the current state of development regarding communications networks. As of January 2023, there were approximately 1.05 billion total internet users in China and 692 million total internet users in the United States. Online activities Social networking is one of the most popular online activities worldwide, and Facebook is the most popular online network based on active usage. As of the fourth quarter of 2023, there were over 3.07 billion monthly active Facebook users, accounting for well more than half of the internet users worldwide. Connecting with family and friends, expressing opinions, entertainment, and online shopping are amongst the most popular reasons for internet usage.

When asked about "Attitudes towards the internet", most Mexican respondents pick "It is important to me to have mobile internet access in any place" as an answer. 56 percent did so in our online survey in 2025. Looking to gain valuable insights about users of internet providers worldwide? Check out our reports on consumers who use internet providers. These reports give readers a thorough picture of these customers, including their identities, preferences, opinions, and methods of communication.

When asked about "Attitudes towards the internet", most Chinese respondents pick "It is important to me to have mobile internet access in any place" as an answer. 48 percent did so in our online survey in 2025. Looking to gain valuable insights about users of internet providers worldwide? Check out our reports on consumers who use internet providers. These reports give readers a thorough picture of these customers, including their identities, preferences, opinions, and methods of communication.

When asked about "Attitudes towards the internet", most Japanese respondents pick "I'm concerned that my data is being misused on the internet" as an answer. 35 percent did so in our online survey in 2025. Looking to gain valuable insights about users of internet providers worldwide? Check out our reports on consumers who use internet providers. These reports give readers a thorough picture of these customers, including their identities, preferences, opinions, and methods of communication.

Internet Access: Households data was reported at 69.523 % in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 70.703 % for 2017. Internet Access: Households data is updated yearly, averaging 70.052 % from Jul 2016 (Median) to 2018, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.703 % in 2017 and a record low of 69.523 % in 2018. Internet Access: Households data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Georgia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.TB002: Share of Households with Internet Access.

Georgia Internet Access: Households: Others data was reported at 57.497 % in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 66.189 % for 2017. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Others data is updated yearly, averaging 63.704 % from Jul 2016 (Median) to 2018, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 66.189 % in 2017 and a record low of 57.497 % in 2018. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Others data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Georgia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.TB002: Share of Households with Internet Access. Includes Kvemo Kartli, Guria, Samtskhe-Javakheti and Mtskheta-Mtianeti regions.

As of February 2025, Northern Europe ranked first by the internet penetration rate, with over 97.9 percent of its population using the internet. Western Europe followed, with 95.1 percent. Overall, the global average internet penetration rate was roughly 67.9 percent. Global internet use The ongoing development of telecommunication networks and infrastructure has directly impacted internet penetration on a global scale. Thanks to advancing mobile technology and the continuous modernization of previously less-developed regions, the number of internet users worldwide has been on the rise in recent years, reaching 5.45 billion as of July 2024. In the world-wide-web, Google's Chrome still holds the largest market share for internet browsers, roughly 65.2 percent of the total market as of August 2024, followed by Apple's Safari at nearly 19 percent. Majority of global internet users are in Asia Asia has the most extensive internet user base – more than an estimated 2.9 billion internet users in this region alone – with East Asia accounting for most of this share. Despite this region's large volume of internet users, Asia is far from being a leader regarding online penetration. Eastern Asia, for instance, had an online penetration rate of 75.3 percent as of April 2023.

Georgia Internet Access: Households: Shida Kartli data was reported at 61.048 % in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 60.227 % for 2017. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Shida Kartli data is updated yearly, averaging 60.227 % from Jul 2016 (Median) to 2018, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 61.048 % in 2018 and a record low of 58.196 % in 2016. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Shida Kartli data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Georgia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.TB002: Share of Households with Internet Access.

Georgia Internet Access: Households: Guria data was reported at 90.387 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 83.816 % for 2023. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Guria data is updated yearly, averaging 83.816 % from Jul 2020 (Median) to 2024, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 90.387 % in 2024 and a record low of 79.205 % in 2020. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Guria data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Georgia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.TB002: Share of Households with Internet Access. The data before 2020 is not available due to small sample size of the survey. Survey sample size has been increased since then.

Georgia Internet Access: Households: Urban data was reported at 83.000 % in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 81.817 % for 2017. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 81.817 % from Jul 2016 (Median) to 2018, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 83.000 % in 2018 and a record low of 79.720 % in 2016. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Georgia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.TB002: Share of Households with Internet Access.

When asked about "Attitudes towards the internet", most Australian respondents pick "It is important to me to have mobile internet access in any place" as an answer. 54 percent did so in our online survey in 2025. Looking to gain valuable insights about users of internet providers worldwide? Check out our reports on consumers who use internet providers. These reports give readers a thorough picture of these customers, including their identities, preferences, opinions, and methods of communication.

Georgia Internet Access: Households: Kakheti data was reported at 55.828 % in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 53.248 % for 2017. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Kakheti data is updated yearly, averaging 55.828 % from Jul 2016 (Median) to 2018, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 55.912 % in 2016 and a record low of 53.248 % in 2017. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Kakheti data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Georgia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.TB002: Share of Households with Internet Access.

Georgia Internet Access: Households: Rural data was reported at 51.892 % in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 56.163 % for 2017. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Rural data is updated yearly, averaging 56.163 % from Jul 2016 (Median) to 2018, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 57.403 % in 2016 and a record low of 51.892 % in 2018. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Rural data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Georgia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.TB002: Share of Households with Internet Access.

Internet Access: Households: Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti data was reported at 62.756 % in 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 61.771 % for 2017. Internet Access: Households: Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti data is updated yearly, averaging 61.771 % from Jul 2016 (Median) to 2018, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 62.756 % in 2018 and a record low of 60.889 % in 2016. Internet Access: Households: Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Georgia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.TB002: Share of Households with Internet Access.

This is the data used in the research "Complexity Inequality and Internet". Inequality is quantified using the Gini coefficient after taxes and transfers, sourced from the Standardized World Income Inequality Database, incorporating data from the OECD, World Bank, and ECLAC (Solt, 2020). Explanatory variables include the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) from the Atlas of Economic Complexity (The Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2019), normalized within a range of -3 to +3; real GDP per capita in 2017 US dollars from the Penn World Table (Feenstra, et al., 2015); and internet access, measured as the percentage of the population using this service (The World Bank, 2023). The dataset comprises 126 countries with data spanning from 1995 to 2020.

Georgia Internet Access: Households: Adjara data was reported at 80.334 % in 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 85.315 % for 2017. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Adjara data is updated yearly, averaging 80.334 % from Jul 2016 (Median) to 2018, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 85.315 % in 2017 and a record low of 75.727 % in 2016. Georgia Internet Access: Households: Adjara data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Georgia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Georgia – Table GE.TB002: Share of Households with Internet Access.

United Kingdom E Commerce: Internet Access: 1000+ Employees data was reported at 99.600 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 98.900 % for 2015. United Kingdom E Commerce: Internet Access: 1000+ Employees data is updated yearly, averaging 99.550 % from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.600 % in 2016 and a record low of 98.900 % in 2015. United Kingdom E Commerce: Internet Access: 1000+ Employees data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office for National Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.S032: E Commerce: Proportion of Businesses With Internet Access and Type of Connection.

The population share with mobile internet access in North America was forecast to increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 2.9 percentage points. This overall increase does not happen continuously, notably not in 2028 and 2029. The mobile internet penetration is estimated to amount to 84.21 percent in 2029. Notably, the population share with mobile 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 a mobile broadband connection.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 population share with mobile internet access in countries like Caribbean and Europe.