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Internet users in India

1990 – 2025 · 35 data points 3 of 3 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Internet users, 1990 – 2025 percent · India · World
+55.1 pp since 2015
India World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Compared with Internet users · percent
India
70.0%
World
73.6%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance India · 1990 – 2025
Latest value 70.0% · 2025
First value 0.0% · 1990
Highest 70.0% · 2025
Lowest 0.0% · 1990
Data points 35

By year

All years · 1990 – 2025

YearIndiaChange World
2025 70.0% +5.1 pp 73.6%
2024 64.9% +4.7 pp 71.2%
2023 60.3% +4.4 pp 69.2%
2022 55.9% +6.6 pp 67.0%
2021 49.3% +5.9 pp 63.8%
2020 43.4% +13.9 pp 60.1%
2019 29.5% +9.4 pp 53.9%
2018 20.1% +1.9 pp 49.4%
2017 18.2% +1.7 pp 46.3%
2016 16.5% +1.6 pp 43.6%
2015 14.9% +1.4 pp 39.9%
2014 13.5% +1.2 pp 37.4%
2013 12.3% +1.2 pp 35.3%
2012 11.1% +1.0 pp 33.3%
2011 10.1% +2.6 pp 30.9%
2010 7.5% +2.4 pp 28.4%
2009 5.1% +0.7 pp 25.3%
2008 4.4% +0.4 pp 22.8%
2007 4.0% +1.1 pp 20.2%
2006 2.8% +0.4 pp 17.2%
2005 2.4% +0.4 pp 15.6%
2004 2.0% +0.3 pp —
2003 1.7% +0.1 pp —
2002 1.5% +0.9 pp —
2001 0.7% +0.1 pp —
2000 0.5% +0.3 pp —
1999 0.3% +0.1 pp —
1998 0.1% +0.1 pp —
1997 0.1% +0.0 pp —
1996 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1995 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1994 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1993 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1992 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1990 0.0% —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

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

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.