List of countries by number of Internet users
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Below is a sortable list of countries by number of Internet users as of December 2025. Internet users are defined as persons who accessed the Internet in the last 3 months from any device, including mobile phones. Percentage is the percentage of a country's population that are Internet users. Estimates are calculated by the International Telecommunication Union[1] using aggregate data.[2]
All United Nations member states are included, except North Korea, whose number of internet users is estimated at a few thousand.[3] The data only regards of people who are aged over 19.
Table
The table contains the population percentage that uses the internet; data from the ITU.[4]
See also
- Global digital divide
- National broadband plan
- Internet in North Korea
- List of social networking services
- List of countries by Internet connection speeds
- List of sovereign states by number of broadband Internet subscriptions
- List of countries by number of telephone lines in use
- List of countries by smartphone penetration
- List of mobile network operators
- List of multiple-system operators
- List of telecommunications companies
Notes
References
- ↑ "Individuals using the Internet". datahub.itu.int. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ↑ "Measuring digital development Facts and Figures 2023" (PDF). itu.int. p27. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ↑ Fisher, Max (22 December 2014). "Yes, North Korea has the internet. Here's what it looks like". Vox. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ↑ "Individuals using the Internet". Statista. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ↑ Dhakal, Binod (16 June 2026). "Connected but Not Equal: Nepal's Internet Boom Still Leaves Millions Behind". Nepal News. Retrieved 9 July 2026.