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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
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Latest value · 2025
91.6%
−0.4 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
1 of 3
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+41.3 pp
vs World
+18.0 pp
World: 73.6% · 2025
Internet users, 1990 – 2025 percent · China · World
+41.3 pp since 2015
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
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
| Year | China | Change | 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
2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Internet users | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Norway | 99.0% | |
| 3 | South Korea | 97.6% | |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 96.2% | |
| 5 | Canada | 93.9% | |
| 6 | Spain | 93.9% | |
| 7 | Hong Kong SAR China | 93.1% | |
| 8 | Finland | 92.8% | |
| 9 | Netherlands | 92.1% | |
| 10 | Germany | 91.4% | |
| 11 | United States | 91.3% | |
| 12 | Chile | 90.2% | |
| 13 | Russia | 88.2% | |
| 14 | Argentina | 87.2% | |
| 15 | Lithuania | 86.9% | |
| 16 | France | 86.1% | |
| 17 | Poland | 85.4% | |
| 18 | Romania | 83.6% | |
| 19 | Czechia | 82.7% | |
| 20 | Lebanon | 82.7% | |
| 21 | Türkiye | 81.4% | |
| 22 | Brazil | 80.7% | |
| 23 | Greece | 78.5% | |
| 24 | Mexico | 75.6% | |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 75.3% | |
| 26 | Italy | 74.9% | |
| 27 | China | 73.1% | |
| 28 | Colombia | 73.0% | |
| 29 | Algeria | 72.2% | |
| 30 | Egypt | 72.1% | |
| 31 | Ecuador | 69.1% | |
| 32 | Philippines | 66.9% | |
| 33 | Gabon | 65.8% | |
| 34 | Indonesia | 62.1% | |
| 35 | Honduras | 52.0% | |
| 36 | India | 49.3% | |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 38.9% | |
| 38 | Congo - Brazzaville | 30.0% | |
| 39 | Liberia | 26.4% | |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 18.7% | |
| 41 | Congo - Kinshasa | 16.2% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021
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.
Education & commute
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