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Internet users in United States

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points section.rank · Countries section.updated Oct 22, 2026

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · United States · section.levels.world
+21.7 pp section.change_since
United States section.levels.world

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

section.compare Internet users · percent
United States
94.7%
section.levels.world
73.6% · 2025

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United States · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 94.7% · 2024
First value 0.8% · 1990
Highest 94.7% · 2024
Lowest 0.8% · 1990
Data points 35

By year

section.all_years · 1990 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange section.levels.world
2024 94.7% +1.2 pp 71.2%
2023 93.5% +0.8 pp 69.2%
2022 92.7% +1.5 pp 67.0%
2021 91.3% +0.9 pp 63.8%
2020 90.3% +0.9 pp 60.1%
2019 89.4% +0.9 pp 53.9%
2018 88.5% +1.2 pp 49.4%
2017 87.3% +1.7 pp 46.3%
2016 85.5% +11.0 pp 43.6%
2015 74.6% +1.6 pp 39.9%
2014 73.0% +1.6 pp 37.4%
2013 71.4% −3.3 pp 35.3%
2012 74.7% +5.0 pp 33.3%
2011 69.7% −2.0 pp 30.9%
2010 71.7% +0.7 pp 28.4%
2009 71.0% −3.0 pp 25.3%
2008 74.0% −1.0 pp 22.8%
2007 75.0% +6.1 pp 20.2%
2006 68.9% +1.0 pp 17.2%
2005 68.0% +3.2 pp 15.6%
2004 64.8% +3.1 pp —
2003 61.7% +2.9 pp —
2002 58.8% +9.7 pp —
2001 49.1% +6.0 pp —
2000 43.1% +7.3 pp —
1999 35.8% +5.7 pp —
1998 30.1% +8.5 pp —
1997 21.6% +5.2 pp —
1996 16.4% +7.2 pp —
1995 9.2% +4.4 pp —
1994 4.9% +2.6 pp —
1993 2.3% +0.6 pp —
1992 1.7% +0.6 pp —
1991 1.2% +0.4 pp —
1990 0.8% —

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
1 Saudi Arabia 97.9%
2 South Korea 96.5%
3 United Kingdom 94.8%
4 Norway 94.6%
5 Spain 93.2%
6 Hong Kong SAR China 92.4%
7 Canada 92.3%
8 Finland 92.2%
9 Netherlands 91.3%
10 United States 90.3%
11 Germany 89.8%
12 Chile 87.5%
13 Argentina 85.5%
14 Russia 85.0%
15 France 84.7%
16 Poland 83.2%
17 Lithuania 83.1%
18 Lebanon 82.1%
19 Brazil 81.3%
20 Czechia 81.3%
21 Romania 78.5%
22 Greece 78.1%
23 Türkiye 77.7%
24 Egypt 71.9%
25 Mexico 71.5%
26 Ecuador 70.7%
27 Italy 70.5%
28 Bulgaria 70.2%
29 China 70.1%
30 Colombia 69.8%
31 Gabon 63.9%
32 Algeria 63.5%
33 Philippines 53.8%
34 Indonesia 53.7%
35 Honduras 45.2%
36 India 43.4%
37 Bangladesh 36.1%
38 Liberia 22.9%
39 Congo - Brazzaville 22.0%
40 Sierra Leone 17.1%
41 Congo - Kinshasa 14.5%

section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

section.what

The share of people who used the internet in the last three months.

section.how

Internet users of any age and device divided by the population, from surveys and estimates.