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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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
31 Algeria 42.9%
19 Argentina 71.0%
37 Bangladesh 16.9%
22 Brazil 60.9%
23 Bulgaria 59.8%
4 Canada 91.2%
10 Chile 83.6%
29 China 53.2%
27 Colombia 58.1%
41 Congo - Brazzaville 8.1%
40 Congo - Kinshasa 10.1%
13 Czechia 76.5%
28 Ecuador 54.1%
32 Egypt 41.2%
6 Finland 87.7%
12 France 79.3%
30 Gabon 48.1%
9 Germany 84.2%
20 Greece 69.1%
34 Honduras 29.5%
7 Hong Kong SAR China 87.5%
38 India 16.5%
35 Indonesia 25.4%
21 Italy 61.3%
14 Lebanon 76.1%
39 Liberia 15.7%
16 Lithuania 74.4%
24 Mexico 59.5%
5 Netherlands 90.4%
1 Norway 97.3%
33 Philippines 39.2%
17 Poland 73.3%
25 Romania 59.5%
18 Russia 73.1%
15 Saudi Arabia 74.9%
42 Sierra Leone 7.7%
3 South Korea 92.8%
11 Spain 80.6%
26 Türkiye 58.3%
2 United Kingdom 94.8%
8 United States 85.5%
36 Yemen 24.6%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

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.