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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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%
2 Norway 99.0%
3 South Korea 97.2%
4 Hong Kong SAR China 95.6%
5 United Kingdom 95.5%
6 Spain 94.5%
7 Canada 94.0%
8 Finland 93.0%
9 United States 92.7%
10 Netherlands 92.5%
11 Chile 92.3%
12 Germany 91.6%
13 Russia 90.4%
14 Argentina 88.4%
15 Lithuania 87.7%
16 Poland 86.9%
17 Romania 85.5%
18 France 85.3%
19 Italy 85.1%
20 Czechia 84.5%
21 Türkiye 83.4%
22 Greece 83.2%
23 Lebanon 81.5%
24 Brazil 80.5%
25 Bulgaria 79.1%
26 Mexico 78.6%
27 China 75.6%
28 Philippines 75.2%
29 Algeria 74.8%
30 Colombia 72.8%
31 Egypt 72.2%
32 Ecuador 69.7%
33 Gabon 67.7%
34 Indonesia 66.5%
35 Honduras 56.9%
36 India 55.9%
37 Bangladesh 41.6%
38 Congo - Brazzaville 41.0%
39 Liberia 30.4%
40 Sierra Leone 21.5%
41 Congo - Kinshasa 18.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022

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.