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

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.