List of countries by number of Internet users

This is a sortable list of countries by number of Internet users in 2012. Internet users are persons using the Internet in the last 12 months from any device, including mobile phones. Penetration is the percentage of a country's population that are Internet users. Estimates are derived from either household surveys or from Internet subscription data.^[1]

Non-country and disputed areas are shown in italics. All United Nations member states are included, except South Sudan. Taiwan is listed as a sovereign country.

Country or area	Internet users^[2]	Rank	Penetration^[3]	Rank
China	568,192,066	1	42.3%	102
United States	254,295,536	2	81.0%	28
India	13456	10	12.6%	164
Japan	100,684,474	4	79.1%	33
Brazil	99,357,737	5	49.8%	86
Russia	75,926,004	6	53.3%	81
Germany	68,296,919	7	84.0%	22
Nigeria	55,000,000	8	32.9%	128
United Kingdom	54,861,245	9	87.0%	14
France	54,473,474	10	83.0%	24
Mexico	44,173,551	11	38.4%	114
South Korea	41,091,681	12	84.1%	21
Indonesia	38,191,873	13	15.4%	154
Philippines	37,602,976	14	36.2%	118
Egypt	36,881,374	15	44.1%	99
Vietnam	36,140,967	16	39.5%	111
Turkey	35,990,932	17	45.1%	97
Italy	35,531,527	18	58.0%	68
Spain	33,870,948	19	72.0%	45
Canada	29,760,764	20	86.8%	16
Poland	24,969,935	21	65.0%	54
Argentina	23,543,412	22	55.8%	72
Colombia	22,160,055	23	49.0%	87
Iran	20,504,000	24	26.0%	133
South Africa	20,012,275	25	41.0%	108
Malaysia	19,200,408	26	65.8%	51
Pakistan	18,960,037	27	10.0%	173
Australia	18,129,727	28	82.3%	25
Thailand	17,779,139	29	26.5%	132
Morocco	17,770,081	30	55.0%	76
Taiwan	17,656,414	31	76.0%	36
Netherlands	15,559,488	32	93.0%	5
Ukraine	15,115,820	33	33.7%	127
Saudi Arabia	14,328,632	34	54.0%	79
Kenya	13,805,311	35	32.1%	129
Venezuela	12,353,883	36	44.0%	100
Peru	11,287,915	37	38.2%	115
Romania	10,924,252	38	50.0%	85
Chile	10,482,463	39	61.4%	61
Uzbekistan	10,369,924	40	36.5%	117
Bangladesh	10,148,280	41	6.3%	181
Kazakhstan	9,341,977	42	53.3%	80
Belgium	8,559,449	43	82.0%	27
Sweden	8,557,561	44	94.0%	4
Czech Republic	7,632,975	45	75.0%	37
Sudan	7,183,409	46	21.0%	142
Hungary	7,170,086	47	72.0%	45
Portugal	6,900,134	48	64.0%	57
Switzerland	6,752,540	49	85.2%	19
Austria	6,657,992	50	81.0%	29
Tanzania	6,136,331	51	13.1%	161
Greece	6,029,983	52	56.0%	71
Algeria	5,690,291	53	15.2%	155
Israel	5,568,961	54	73.4%	42
Syria	5,474,994	55	24.3%	139
Ecuador	5,348,765	56	35.1%	119
Hong Kong	5,207,762	57	72.8%	44
Denmark	5,155,411	58	93.0%	5
Azerbaijan	5,145,531	59	54.2%	78
Uganda	4,941,704	60	14.7%	156
Finland	4,789,266	61	91.0%	9
Dominican Republic	4,539,869	62	45.0%	98
Belarus	4,523,412	63	46.9%	93
United Arab Emirates	4,517,169	64	85.0%	20
Norway	4,471,907	65	95.0%	3
Tunisia	4,447,885	66	41.4%	104
Slovakia	4,386,470	67	80.0%	30
Yemen	4,321,814	68	17.4%	148
Ghana	4,217,454	69	17.1%	149
Singapore	3,971,318	70	74.2%	38
Sri Lanka	3,927,948	71	18.3%	146
Bulgaria	3,881,287	72	55.1%	74
New Zealand	3,873,982	73	89.5%	10
Ireland	3,730,402	74	79.0%	34
Bolivia	3,517,991	75	34.2%	125
Serbia	3,500,047	76	48.1%	89
Nepal	3,332,602	77	11.1%	167
Angola	3,058,195	78	16.9%	151
Cuba	2,839,881	79	25.6%	135
Croatia	2,822,427	80	63.0%	59
Jordan	2,668,644	81	41.0%	108
Lebanon	2,535,918	82	61.2%	62
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2,535,356	83	65.4%	52
Senegal	2,490,631	84	19.2%	145
Lithuania	2,397,517	85	68.0%	50
Guatemala	2,255,845	86	16.0%	153
Iraq	2,210,175	87	7.1%	179
Costa Rica	2,202,308	88	47.5%	91
Zimbabwe	2,156,791	89	17.1%	150
Kuwait	2,095,304	90	79.2%	32
Georgia	2,079,917	91	45.5%	95
Puerto Rico	1,897,555	92	51.4%	83
Zambia	1,860,966	93	13.5%	160
Oman	1,854,090	94	60.0%	65
Uruguay	1,827,781	95	55.1%	75
Palestinian Authority^[4]^[5]	1,779,915	96	41.1%	106
Paraguay	1,771,188	97	27.1%	131
Qatar	1,719,437	98	88.1%	12
Afghanistan	1,659,269	99	5.5%	185
Albania	1,641,241	100	54.7%	77
Latvia	1,621,769	101	74.0%	40
Panama	1,586,537	102	45.2%	96
Moldova	1,585,973	103	43.4%	101
El Salvador	1,553,115	104	25.5%	136
Honduras	1,503,350	105	18.1%	147
Slovenia	1,397,632	106	70.0%	48
Ethiopia	1,352,259	107	1.5%	204
Jamaica	1,343,472	108	46.5%	94
Macedonia	1,314,969	109	63.1%	58
Democratic Republic of the Congo	1,236,438	110	1.7%	202
Kyrgyzstan	1,194,084	111	21.7%	140
Armenia	1,163,269	112	39.2%	112
Cameroon	1,147,199	113	5.7%	184
Mozambique	1,140,311	114	4.8%	188
Tajikistan	1,127,193	115	14.5%	157
Libya	1,115,025	116	19.9%	144
Bahrain	1,098,546	117	88.0%	13
Haiti	1,065,470	118	10.9%	168
Estonia	1,007,020	119	79.0%	34
Rwanda	937,964	120	8.0%	177
Nicaragua	773,240	121	13.5%	159
Cambodia	738,641	122	4.9%	187
Trinidad and Tobago	729,897	123	59.5%	66
Malawi	710,150	124	4.4%	190
Laos	707,871	125	10.7%	169
Cyprus	694,223	126	61.0%	63
Burkina Faso	643,504	127	3.7%	194
Burma	583,564	128	1.1%	209
Mauritius	543,550	129	41.4%	105
Ivory Coast	522,231	130	2.4%	197
Mongolia	521,520	131	16.4%	152
Luxembourg	468,348	132	92.0%	7
Madagascar	452,185	133	2.1%	201
Montenegro	373,655	134	56.8%	70
Macau	371,512	135	64.3%	56
Benin	364,534	136	3.8%	192
Turkmenistan	363,735	137	7.2%	178
Mali	336,059	138	2.2%	199
Iceland	300,656	139	96.0%	2
Fiji	300,326	140	33.7%	126
Swaziland	288,225	141	20.8%	143
Malta	286,885	142	70.0%	48
Namibia	280,288	143	12.9%	162
Togo	278,442	144	4.0%	191
Republic of the Congo	266,635	145	6.1%	182
Guyana	254,534	146	34.3%	124
Brunei	246,388	147	60.3%	64
Botswana	241,272	148	11.5%	166
Chad	230,489	149	2.1%	200
Niger	230,084	150	1.4%	205
The Gambia	229,122	151	12.4%	165
The Bahamas	226,855	152	71.7%	47
Barbados	210,994	153	73.3%	43
Suriname	194,269	154	34.7%	123
Bhutan	182,338	155	25.4%	137
Cape Verde	181,905	156	34.7%	122
Mauritania	180,358	157	5.4%	186
Guinea	162,202	158	1.5%	203
Maldives	153,560	159	38.9%	113
Central African Republic	151,716	160	3.0%	195
New Caledonia	150,896	161	58.0%	68
Liberia	147,510	162	3.8%	193
Papua New Guinea	145,256	163	2.3%	198
French Polynesia	145,153	164	52.9%	82
Somalia	138,849	165	1.4%	206
Gabon	138,584	166	8.6%	175
Burundi	128,799	167	1.2%	208
Guam	98,402	168	61.5%	60
Equatorial Guinea	95,649	169	13.9%	158
Lesotho	88,602	170	4.6%	189
Belize	81,930	171	25.0%	138
Aruba	79,650	172	74.0%	40
Saint Lucia	78,864	173	48.6%	88
Antigua and Barbuda	74,586	174	83.8%	23
Andorra	73,540	175	86.4%	17
Sierra Leone	71,318	176	1.3%	207
Djibouti	64,021	177	8.3%	176
Bermuda	63,070	178	91.3%	8
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	49,201	179	47.5%	90
Eritrea	48,692	180	0.8%	211
Guinea-Bissau	47,132	181	2.9%	196
Grenada	45,883	182	42.1%	103
Comoros	44,055	183	6.0%	183
U.S. Virgin Islands	42,687	184	40.5%	110
Seychelles	42,380	185	47.1%	92
Faroe Islands	42,226	186	85.3%	18
Solomon Islands	40,905	187	7.0%	180
Dominica	40,349	188	55.2%	73
Saint Kitts and Nevis	40,251	189	79.3%	31
São Tomé and Príncipe	39,515	190	21.6%	141
Cayman Islands	38,961	191	74.1%	39
Jersey	38,958	192	41.0%	106
Greenland	37,442	193	64.9%	55
Tonga	37,003	194	34.9%	121
Liechtenstein	32,824	195	89.4%	11
Micronesia, Federated States of	27,659	196	26.0%	134
Vanuatu	27,147	197	10.6%	171
Monaco	26,544	198	87.0%	15
Samoa	25,111	199	12.9%	163
Gibraltar	18,877	200	65.0%	53
San Marino	16,354	201	50.9%	84
Kiribati	10,962	202	10.7%	170
East Timor	10,461	203	0.9%	210
Anguilla	9,133	204	59.2%	67
Marshall Islands	6,848	205	10.0%	172
Tuvalu	3,717	206	35.0%	120
Saint Helena	2,906	207	37.6%	116
Falkland Islands^[6]	2,842	208	96.9%	1
Montserrat	1,583	209	30.7%	130
Wallis and Futuna	1,383	210	9.0%	174
Niue^[7]	1,011	211	82.2%	26
Ascension^[8]	361	212	41.0%	106

Worldwide Internet users^[9]
	2005	2010	2017	2023
World population (billions)^[10]	6.5	6.9	7.4	8.0
Worldwide	16%	30%	48%	67%
In developing world	8%	21%	41.3%	60%
In developed world	51%	67%	81%	93%

Internet users by region^[9]
Region	2005	2010	2017	2023
Africa	2%	10%	21.8%	37%
Americas	36%	49%	65.9%	87%
Arab States	8%	26%	43.7%	69%
Asia and Pacific	9%	23%	43.9%	66%
Commonwealth of Independent States	10%	34%	67.7%	89%
Europe	46%	67%	79.6%	91%

**Internet users in 2012 as a percentage of a country's population**Source: International Telecommunications Union.^[3]

References

^ Definitions of World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators, March 2010, International Telecommunication Union (Geneva), March 2010. Accessed on 30 September 2011.
^ Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012", Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013
^ ^a ^b ^c "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013
^ Percent penetration data for the Palestinian Authority is the ITU data for 2011.
^ Population data combines the 2012 figures for the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
^ "Falkland Islands Census 2012: Headline Results", Falkland Islands Government Policy Unit, 12 September 2012, retrieved 26 June 2013
^ Population data is the estimate for 2013 from the Population, People and Society section of the Niue entry in the CIA World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, retrieved 26 June 2013.
^ Population data is for 2010 and is taken from the Wikipedia article on Ascension Island, retrieved 26 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2023". Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ "Total Midyear Population for the World: 1950-2050"". International Programs Center for Demographic and Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
^ "Internet users per 100 inhabitants 2001-2011", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), accessed 4 April 2012
^ "Internet users per 100 inhabitants 2006-2013", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), accessed 3 June 2013
^ "Internet Population and Penetration 2011", Information Geographies at the Oxford Internet Institute

[1] Definitions of World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators, March 2010, International Telecommunication Union (Geneva), March 2010. Accessed on 30 September 2011.

[NIUCalc-2] Calculated using penetration rate and population data from "Countries and Areas Ranked by Population: 2012", Population data, International Programs, U.S. Census Bureau, retrieved 26 June 2013

[ITU-IndividualsUsingTheInternet-3] "Percentage of Individuals using the Internet 2000-2012", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), June 2013, retrieved 22 June 2013

[4] Percent penetration data for the Palestinian Authority is the ITU data for 2011.

[5] Population data combines the 2012 figures for the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

[6] "Falkland Islands Census 2012: Headline Results", Falkland Islands Government Policy Unit, 12 September 2012, retrieved 26 June 2013

[7] Population data is the estimate for 2013 from the Population, People and Society section of the Niue entry in the CIA World Factbook, U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, retrieved 26 June 2013.

[8] Population data is for 2010 and is taken from the Wikipedia article on Ascension Island, retrieved 26 June 2013.

[ITCFactsAndFigures-2023-9] "Measuring digital development: Facts and figures 2023". Telecommunication Development Bureau, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Retrieved 14 June 2024.

[WWIU_USCensus-WorldPop1950to2050-2014-10] "Total Midyear Population for the World: 1950-2050"". International Programs Center for Demographic and Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 17 April 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2020.

[11] "Internet users per 100 inhabitants 2001-2011", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), accessed 4 April 2012

[12] "Internet users per 100 inhabitants 2006-2013", International Telecommunications Union (Geneva), accessed 3 June 2013

[InternetPopulation2011-13] "Internet Population and Penetration 2011", Information Geographies at the Oxford Internet Institute

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v t e Internet in Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland
Dependencies and other territories	Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla (Spain) Madeira (Portugal) Mayotte / Réunion (France) Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)

v t e Internet in the Americas
United States and Canada Latin America and the Caribbean
Regions	Latin America Hispanic North America Northern Caribbean Central America South America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Falkland Islands French Guiana Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saba Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

v t e Internet in Asia
Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor (Timor-Leste) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan
Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau
Category Asia portal

v t e Internet in Europe
Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies and other entities	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard
Other entities	European Union

v t e Internet in Oceania
Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue
Dependencies and other territories	American Samoa Christmas Island Clipperton Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna

See also

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