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Education & commute Statistics · Country

Internet users in United States

1990 – 2024 · 35 data points 9 of 41 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 2026
Education & commute · United States

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

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Overview 6 figures People 18 figures Economy 18 figures Housing 6 figures Education 10 figures Tourism 3 figures Climate 3 figures
Latest value · 2024 94.7% +1.2 pp since 2023
Countries · 2024 9 of 41 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +21.7 pp
vs World +21.1 pp World: 73.6% · 2025
Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · United States · World
+21.7 pp since 2014
United States World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Internet users · percent
United States
94.7%
World
73.6% · 2025

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

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearUnited StatesChange 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% —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2021 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryInternet users
41 Congo - Kinshasa 16.2%
40 Sierra Leone 18.7%
39 Liberia 26.4%
38 Congo - Brazzaville 30.0%
37 Bangladesh 38.9%
36 India 49.3%
35 Honduras 52.0%
34 Indonesia 62.1%
33 Gabon 65.8%
32 Philippines 66.9%
31 Ecuador 69.1%
30 Egypt 72.1%
29 Algeria 72.2%
28 Colombia 73.0%
27 China 73.1%
26 Italy 74.9%
25 Bulgaria 75.3%
24 Mexico 75.6%
23 Greece 78.5%
22 Brazil 80.7%
21 Türkiye 81.4%
20 Lebanon 82.7%
19 Czechia 82.7%
18 Romania 83.6%
17 Poland 85.4%
16 France 86.1%
15 Lithuania 86.9%
14 Argentina 87.2%
13 Russia 88.2%
12 Chile 90.2%
11 United States 91.3%
10 Germany 91.4%
9 Netherlands 92.1%
8 Finland 92.8%
7 Hong Kong SAR China 93.1%
6 Spain 93.9%
5 Canada 93.9%
4 United Kingdom 96.2%
3 South Korea 97.6%
2 Norway 99.0%
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2021

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.