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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

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
42 Congo - Kinshasa 13.0%
41 Sierra Leone 15.7%
40 Congo - Brazzaville 16.1%
39 Yemen 17.5%
38 Liberia 19.9%
37 India 29.5%
36 Bangladesh 30.4%
35 Honduras 39.4%
34 Philippines 43.0%
33 Indonesia 47.7%
32 Algeria 55.8%
31 Egypt 57.3%
30 Ecuador 59.2%
29 Gabon 59.5%
28 China 64.1%
27 Colombia 65.0%
26 Italy 67.9%
25 Bulgaria 67.9%
24 Mexico 69.6%
23 Romania 73.7%
22 Brazil 73.9%
21 Türkiye 74.0%
20 Greece 75.7%
19 Argentina 79.9%
18 Poland 80.4%
17 Czechia 80.9%
16 Lebanon 81.5%
15 Lithuania 81.6%
14 Russia 82.6%
13 France 83.3%
12 Chile 85.0%
11 Germany 88.1%
10 United States 89.4%
9 Finland 89.6%
8 Spain 90.7%
7 Hong Kong SAR China 91.7%
6 Canada 91.9%
5 United Kingdom 92.5%
4 Netherlands 93.3%
3 Saudi Arabia 95.7%
2 South Korea 96.2%
1 Norway 98.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019

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.