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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

2019 · 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
1 Norway 98.0%
2 South Korea 96.2%
3 Saudi Arabia 95.7%
4 Netherlands 93.3%
5 United Kingdom 92.5%
6 Canada 91.9%
7 Hong Kong SAR China 91.7%
8 Spain 90.7%
9 Finland 89.6%
10 United States 89.4%
11 Germany 88.1%
12 Chile 85.0%
13 France 83.3%
14 Russia 82.6%
15 Lithuania 81.6%
16 Lebanon 81.5%
17 Czechia 80.9%
18 Poland 80.4%
19 Argentina 79.9%
20 Greece 75.7%
21 Türkiye 74.0%
22 Brazil 73.9%
23 Romania 73.7%
24 Mexico 69.6%
25 Bulgaria 67.9%
26 Italy 67.9%
27 Colombia 65.0%
28 China 64.1%
29 Gabon 59.5%
30 Ecuador 59.2%
31 Egypt 57.3%
32 Algeria 55.8%
33 Indonesia 47.7%
34 Philippines 43.0%
35 Honduras 39.4%
36 Bangladesh 30.4%
37 India 29.5%
38 Liberia 19.9%
39 Yemen 17.5%
40 Congo - Brazzaville 16.1%
41 Sierra Leone 15.7%
42 Congo - Kinshasa 13.0%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019

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.