Individuals using the Internet in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Individuals using the Internet was 100.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Individuals using the Internet in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
In 2024, individuals using the internet in Saudi Arabia stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals using the internet in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 2.2% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 41.0% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 97.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More infrastructure data for Saudi Arabia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.71 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.18 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 47.98 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 302,451 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,037 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 74.59 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.1% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individuals using the internet in Saudi Arabia?
- Individuals using the internet in Saudi Arabia was 100.0% in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest individuals using the internet recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest individuals using the internet recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for individuals using the internet?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 1st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is individuals using the internet rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia data come from?
- The figures come from World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), published as part of Individuals using the Internet (% of population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.