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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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
41 Congo - Kinshasa 19.0%
40 Sierra Leone 23.7%
39 Liberia 31.2%
38 Congo - Brazzaville 43.2%
37 Bangladesh 44.5%
36 Honduras 58.1%
35 India 60.3%
34 Gabon 68.2%
33 Indonesia 69.2%
32 Ecuador 72.7%
31 Egypt 74.0%
30 Algeria 76.2%
29 Colombia 77.3%
28 Philippines 77.9%
27 Bulgaria 80.4%
26 Mexico 81.2%
25 Lebanon 81.7%
24 Brazil 84.2%
23 Greece 85.0%
22 Türkiye 86.0%
21 Czechia 86.0%
20 Poland 86.4%
19 France 86.8%
18 Italy 87.0%
17 Lithuania 88.5%
16 Romania 89.2%
15 Argentina 89.2%
14 China 90.6%
13 Russia 92.2%
12 Germany 92.5%
11 Finland 93.5%
10 United States 93.5%
9 Canada 94.1%
8 Chile 94.5%
7 Spain 95.4%
6 United Kingdom 95.4%
5 Hong Kong SAR China 96.0%
4 Netherlands 97.0%
3 South Korea 97.4%
2 Norway 99.0%
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

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.