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

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.