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Internet users in United Kingdom
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
8 of 41 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
95.5%
+0.0 pp
since 2023
Countries · 2024
8 of 41
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+3.9 pp
vs World
+21.9 pp
World: 73.6% · 2025
Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · United Kingdom · World
+3.9 pp since 2014
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
United Kingdom
World
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Compared with Internet users · percent
United Kingdom
95.5%
World
73.6% · 2025
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
95.5% · 2024
First value
0.1% · 1990
Highest
96.2% · 2021
Lowest
0.1% · 1990
Data points
35
By year
All years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | United Kingdom | Change | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.0 pp | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | −0.0 pp | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | −0.7 pp | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | +1.4 pp | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +2.3 pp | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +1.8 pp | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +0.3 pp | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | −4.4 pp | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +2.8 pp | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.4 pp | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +1.8 pp | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +2.4 pp | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +2.1 pp | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +0.4 pp | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +1.4 pp | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +5.2 pp | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +3.3 pp | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | +6.3 pp | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | −1.2 pp | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +4.4 pp | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +0.8 pp | — |
| 2003 | 64.8% | +8.3 pp | — |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +23.0 pp | — |
| 2001 | 33.5% | +6.7 pp | — |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +5.5 pp | — |
| 1999 | 21.3% | +7.6 pp | — |
| 1998 | 13.7% | +6.3 pp | — |
| 1997 | 7.4% | +3.3 pp | — |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +2.2 pp | — |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +0.9 pp | — |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +0.5 pp | — |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +0.3 pp | — |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +0.1 pp | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +0.1 pp | — |
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Internet users | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 7.7% | |
| 41 | Congo - Brazzaville | 8.1% | |
| 40 | Congo - Kinshasa | 10.1% | |
| 39 | Liberia | 15.7% | |
| 38 | India | 16.5% | |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 16.9% | |
| 36 | Yemen | 24.6% | |
| 35 | Indonesia | 25.4% | |
| 34 | Honduras | 29.5% | |
| 33 | Philippines | 39.2% | |
| 32 | Egypt | 41.2% | |
| 31 | Algeria | 42.9% | |
| 30 | Gabon | 48.1% | |
| 29 | China | 53.2% | |
| 28 | Ecuador | 54.1% | |
| 27 | Colombia | 58.1% | |
| 26 | Türkiye | 58.3% | |
| 25 | Romania | 59.5% | |
| 24 | Mexico | 59.5% | |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 59.8% | |
| 22 | Brazil | 60.9% | |
| 21 | Italy | 61.3% | |
| 20 | Greece | 69.1% | |
| 19 | Argentina | 71.0% | |
| 18 | Russia | 73.1% | |
| 17 | Poland | 73.3% | |
| 16 | Lithuania | 74.4% | |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 74.9% | |
| 14 | Lebanon | 76.1% | |
| 13 | Czechia | 76.5% | |
| 12 | France | 79.3% | |
| 11 | Spain | 80.6% | |
| 10 | Chile | 83.6% | |
| 9 | Germany | 84.2% | |
| 8 | United States | 85.5% | |
| 7 | Hong Kong SAR China | 87.5% | |
| 6 | Finland | 87.7% | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 90.4% | |
| 4 | Canada | 91.2% | |
| 3 | South Korea | 92.8% | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 94.8% | |
| 1 | Norway | 97.3% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016
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.
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