Individuals using the Internet in World
World: Individuals using the Internet was 73.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Individuals using the Internet in World, 2005–2025
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Measured in % of population.
Analysis
The most recent figure for individuals using the internet in World is 73.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 84.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, individuals using the internet in World peaked at 73.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2005.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.2% | 15.6% | 25.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 39.8% | 28.4% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.5% | 60.1% | 73.6% | 6 |
More infrastructure data for World
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.9 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 815.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 9.17 billion (2025)
- Air transport, passengers carried 4.27 billion (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 34.76 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 213,782 million ton-km (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 42,807 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 5,393 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is individuals using the internet in World?
- Individuals using the internet in World was 73.6% in 2025, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
- What is the highest individuals using the internet recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest individuals using the internet recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2005.
- Is individuals using the internet rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.