How fast has the world come online?
73.6% of the world's people used the internet in 2025, up from 15.6% in 2005, the first year the World Bank gives a world figure. It counts people who used the internet at least once in the previous three months. The world figures are estimates by the International Telecommunication Union.
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Source and date
- Data as of
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The data
| Year | People using the internet, % of world population |
|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.6 |
| 2006 | 17.2 |
| 2007 | 20.2 |
| 2008 | 22.8 |
| 2009 | 25.3 |
| 2010 | 28.4 |
| 2011 | 30.9 |
| 2012 | 33.3 |
| 2013 | 35.3 |
| 2014 | 37.4 |
| 2015 | 39.9 |
| 2016 | 43.6 |
| 2017 | 46.3 |
| 2018 | 49.4 |
| 2019 | 53.9 |
| 2020 | 60.1 |
| 2021 | 63.8 |
| 2022 | 67 |
| 2023 | 69.2 |
| 2024 | 71.2 |
| 2025 | 73.6 |