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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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
41 Congo - Kinshasa 19.7%
40 Sierra Leone 25.1%
39 Liberia 32.2%
38 Congo - Brazzaville 47.3%
37 Bangladesh 53.4%
36 Honduras 58.6%
35 India 64.9%
34 Philippines 67.3%
33 Gabon 68.7%
32 Indonesia 72.8%
31 Egypt 74.6%
30 Ecuador 77.2%
29 Algeria 77.4%
28 Colombia 79.3%
27 Lebanon 80.6%
26 Bulgaria 82.4%
25 Mexico 83.1%
24 Brazil 84.5%
23 Greece 86.3%
22 Türkiye 87.3%
21 Czechia 87.7%
20 Poland 88.6%
19 France 88.7%
18 Lithuania 89.2%
17 Italy 89.2%
16 Argentina 89.7%
15 Romania 91.3%
14 China 92.0%
13 Germany 93.5%
12 Finland 93.7%
11 Canada 94.4%
10 Russia 94.4%
9 United States 94.7%
8 United Kingdom 95.5%
7 Chile 95.6%
6 Hong Kong SAR China 95.8%
5 Spain 95.8%
4 Netherlands 97.0%
3 South Korea 97.9%
2 Norway 99.0%
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

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.