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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

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
31 Algeria 49.0%
18 Argentina 77.7%
36 Bangladesh 25.6%
24 Brazil 70.4%
26 Bulgaria 64.8%
3 Canada 94.6%
12 Chile 84.9%
25 China 65.4%
27 Colombia 64.1%
40 Congo - Brazzaville 11.8%
41 Congo - Kinshasa 11.7%
16 Czechia 80.7%
28 Ecuador 57.5%
32 Egypt 46.9%
8 Finland 88.9%
13 France 82.0%
30 Gabon 55.4%
10 Germany 87.0%
21 Greece 72.2%
35 Honduras 36.0%
7 Hong Kong SAR China 90.5%
37 India 20.1%
34 Indonesia 39.9%
20 Italy 74.4%
14 Lebanon 80.9%
38 Liberia 17.3%
17 Lithuania 79.7%
29 Mexico 56.7%
5 Netherlands 91.9%
1 Norway 96.5%
33 Philippines 44.1%
19 Poland 77.5%
23 Romania 70.7%
15 Russia 80.9%
4 Saudi Arabia 93.3%
39 Sierra Leone 14.4%
2 South Korea 96.0%
11 Spain 86.1%
22 Türkiye 71.0%
6 United Kingdom 90.7%
9 United States 88.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

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.