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Internet users in China

1990 – 2025 · 34 data points 1 of 3 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Internet users, 1990 – 2025 percent · China · World
+41.3 pp since 2015
China World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Internet users · percent
China
91.6%
World
73.6%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance China · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 91.6% · 2025
First value 0.0% · 1990
Highest 92.0% · 2024
Lowest 0.0% · 1990
Data points 34

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearChinaChange World
2025 91.6% −0.4 pp 73.6%
2024 92.0% +1.4 pp 71.2%
2023 90.6% +15.0 pp 69.2%
2022 75.6% +2.6 pp 67.0%
2021 73.1% +3.0 pp 63.8%
2020 70.1% +6.0 pp 60.1%
2019 64.1% −1.3 pp 53.9%
2018 65.4% +11.1 pp 49.4%
2017 54.3% +1.1 pp 46.3%
2016 53.2% +2.9 pp 43.6%
2015 50.3% +2.4 pp 39.9%
2014 47.9% +2.1 pp 37.4%
2013 45.8% +3.5 pp 35.3%
2012 42.3% +4.0 pp 33.3%
2011 38.3% +4.0 pp 30.9%
2010 34.3% +5.4 pp 28.4%
2009 28.9% +6.3 pp 25.3%
2008 22.6% +6.6 pp 22.8%
2007 16.0% +5.5 pp 20.2%
2006 10.5% +2.0 pp 17.2%
2005 8.5% +1.2 pp 15.6%
2004 7.3% +1.1 pp —
2003 6.2% +1.6 pp —
2002 4.6% +2.0 pp —
2001 2.6% +0.9 pp —
2000 1.8% +1.1 pp —
1999 0.7% +0.5 pp —
1998 0.2% +0.1 pp —
1997 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1996 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1995 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1994 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1993 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1990 0.0% —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2014 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
33 Algeria 29.5%
18 Argentina 64.7%
38 Bangladesh 9.1%
23 Brazil 54.6%
22 Bulgaria 55.5%
5 Canada 87.1%
20 Chile 61.1%
27 China 47.9%
25 Colombia 52.6%
39 Congo - Brazzaville 7.1%
42 Congo - Kinshasa 3.0%
11 Czechia 74.2%
28 Ecuador 45.6%
32 Egypt 33.9%
6 Finland 86.5%
8 France 83.8%
30 Gabon 38.1%
7 Germany 86.2%
19 Greece 63.2%
34 Honduras 23.0%
9 Hong Kong SAR China 79.9%
37 India 13.5%
36 Indonesia 17.1%
21 Italy 55.6%
12 Lebanon 73.0%
41 Liberia 5.4%
14 Lithuania 72.1%
29 Mexico 44.4%
2 Netherlands 91.7%
1 Norway 96.3%
31 Philippines 34.7%
16 Poland 66.6%
24 Romania 54.1%
15 Russia 70.5%
17 Saudi Arabia 64.7%
40 Sierra Leone 6.1%
4 South Korea 87.6%
10 Spain 76.2%
26 Türkiye 51.0%
3 United Kingdom 91.6%
13 United States 73.0%
35 Yemen 22.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2014

What it means

The share of people who used the internet in the last three months.

How it is calculated

Internet users of any age and device divided by the population, from surveys and estimates.