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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
32 Algeria 63.5%
13 Argentina 85.5%
37 Bangladesh 36.1%
19 Brazil 81.3%
28 Bulgaria 70.2%
7 Canada 92.3%
12 Chile 87.5%
29 China 70.1%
30 Colombia 69.8%
39 Congo - Brazzaville 22.0%
41 Congo - Kinshasa 14.5%
20 Czechia 81.3%
26 Ecuador 70.7%
24 Egypt 71.9%
8 Finland 92.2%
15 France 84.7%
31 Gabon 63.9%
11 Germany 89.8%
22 Greece 78.1%
35 Honduras 45.2%
6 Hong Kong SAR China 92.4%
36 India 43.4%
34 Indonesia 53.7%
27 Italy 70.5%
18 Lebanon 82.1%
38 Liberia 22.9%
17 Lithuania 83.1%
25 Mexico 71.5%
9 Netherlands 91.3%
4 Norway 94.6%
33 Philippines 53.8%
16 Poland 83.2%
21 Romania 78.5%
14 Russia 85.0%
1 Saudi Arabia 97.9%
40 Sierra Leone 17.1%
2 South Korea 96.5%
5 Spain 93.2%
23 Türkiye 77.7%
3 United Kingdom 94.8%
10 United States 90.3%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

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.