Country with Internet Users China, the country with most users (642 million in 2014), represents nearly 22% of total, and has more users th...
Country with Internet Users
China, the country with most users (642 million in 2014), represents nearly 22% of total, and has more users than the next three countries combined (United States, India, and Japan). Among the top 20 countries, India is the one with the lowest penetration: 19% and the highest yearly growth rate.
Around 40% of the world population has an internet connection today . In 1995, it was less than 1%. The number of internet users has increased tenfold from 1999 to 2013.
The first billion was reached in 2005. The second billion in 2010. The third billion in 2014. The chart and table below show the number of global internet users per year since 1993:
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| Internet users in 2015 as a percentage of a country's population |
Rank
|
Country
|
Internet
Users
|
1
Year
Growth % |
1
Year
User Growth |
Total
Country Population
|
1
|
China
|
641,601,070
|
4%
|
24,021,070
|
1,393,783,836
|
2
|
United States
|
279,834,232
|
7%
|
17,754,869
|
322,583,006
|
3
|
India
|
243,198,922
|
14%
|
29,859,598
|
1,267,401,849
|
4
|
Japan
|
109,252,912
|
8%
|
7,668,535
|
126,999,808
|
5
|
Brazil
|
107,822,831
|
7%
|
6,884,333
|
202,033,670
|
6
|
Russia
|
84,437,793
|
10%
|
7,494,536
|
142,467,651
|
7
|
Germany
|
71,727,551
|
2%
|
1,525,829
|
82,652,256
|
8
|
Nigeria
|
67,101,452
|
16%
|
9,365,590
|
178,516,904
|
9
|
United Kingdom
|
57,075,826
|
3%
|
1,574,653
|
63,489,234
|
10
|
France
|
55,429,382
|
3%
|
1,521,369
|
64,641,279
|
11
|
Mexico
|
50,923,060
|
7%
|
3,423,153
|
123,799,215
|
12
|
South Korea
|
45,314,248
|
8%
|
3,440,213
|
49,512,026
|
13
|
Indonesia
|
42,258,824
|
9%
|
3,468,057
|
252,812,245
|
14
|
Egypt
|
40,311,562
|
10%
|
3,748,271
|
83,386,739
|
15
|
Viet Nam
|
39,772,424
|
9%
|
3,180,007
|
92,547,959
|
16
|
Philippines
|
39,470,845
|
10%
|
3,435,654
|
100,096,496
|
17
|
Italy
|
36,593,969
|
2%
|
857,489
|
61,070,224
|
18
|
Turkey
|
35,358,888
|
3%
|
1,195,610
|
75,837,020
|
19
|
Spain
|
35,010,273
|
3%
|
876,986
|
47,066,402
|
20
|
Canada
|
33,000,381
|
7%
|
2,150,061
|
35,524,732
|
21
|
Poland
|
25,666,238
|
2%
|
571,136
|
38,220,543
|
22
|
Colombia
|
25,660,725
|
7%
|
1,739,108
|
48,929,706
|
23
|
Argentina
|
24,973,660
|
7%
|
1,600,722
|
41,803,125
|
24
|
South Africa
|
24,909,854
|
14%
|
3,022,362
|
53,139,528
|
25
|
Iran
|
22,200,708
|
9%
|
1,850,445
|
78,470,222
|
26
|
Australia
|
21,176,595
|
9%
|
1,748,054
|
23,630,169
|
27
|
Morocco
|
20,207,154
|
10%
|
1,851,335
|
33,492,909
|
28
|
Pakistan
|
20,073,929
|
9%
|
1,731,250
|
185,132,926
|
29
|
Thailand
|
19,386,154
|
8%
|
1,438,018
|
67,222,972
|
30
|
Saudi Arabia
|
17,397,179
|
11%
|
1,656,942
|
29,369,428
|
31
|
Madagascar
|
17,321,756
|
16%
|
2,417,590
|
23,571,962
|
32
|
Ukraine
|
16,849,008
|
9%
|
1,433,455
|
44,941,303
|
33
|
Kenya
|
16,713,319
|
16%
|
2,313,820
|
45,545,980
|
34
|
Netherlands
|
16,143,879
|
3%
|
398,245
|
16,802,463
|
35
|
Venezuela
|
14,548,421
|
7%
|
1,013,852
|
30,851,343
|
36
|
Peru
|
12,583,953
|
7%
|
857,081
|
30,769,077
|
37
|
Malaysia
|
12,150,362
|
16%
|
1,698,742
|
30,187,896
|
38
|
Uzbekistan
|
11,914,665
|
12%
|
1,229,670
|
29,324,920
|
39
|
Mali
|
11,862,559
|
16%
|
1,678,081
|
15,768,227
|
40
|
Chile
|
11,686,746
|
7%
|
749,968
|
17,772,871
|
41
|
Romania
|
11,178,477
|
2%
|
218,123
|
21,640,168
|
42
|
Bangladesh
|
10,867,567
|
9%
|
896,332
|
158,512,570
|
43
|
Kazakhstan
|
9,850,123
|
11%
|
986,929
|
16,606,878
|
44
|
Belgium
|
9,441,116
|
3%
|
242,233
|
11,144,420
|
45
|
Sudan
|
9,307,189
|
15%
|
1,242,839
|
38,764,090
|
46
|
United Arab Emirates
|
8,807,226
|
10%
|
774,914
|
9,445,624
|
47
|
Sweden
|
8,581,261
|
1%
|
110,156
|
9,631,261
|
48
|
Czech Republic
|
8,322,168
|
3%
|
213,353
|
10,740,468
|
49
|
Tanzania
|
7,590,794
|
16%
|
1,074,118
|
50,757,459
|
50
|
Hungary
|
7,388,776
|
2%
|
147,846
|
9,933,173
|
51
|
Switzerland
|
7,180,749
|
3%
|
227,983
|
8,157,896
|
52
|
Austria
|
7,135,168
|
3%
|
183,661
|
8,526,429
|
53
|
Portugal
|
7,015,519
|
2%
|
156,800
|
10,610,304
|
54
|
Algeria
|
6,669,927
|
10%
|
633,077
|
39,928,947
|
55
|
Uganda
|
6,523,949
|
17%
|
940,168
|
38,844,624
|
56
|
Greece
|
6,438,325
|
2%
|
142,859
|
11,128,404
|
57
|
Ecuador
|
6,012,003
|
8%
|
423,777
|
15,982,551
|
58
|
Israel
|
5,928,772
|
3%
|
197,273
|
7,822,107
|
59
|
Syria
|
5,860,788
|
9%
|
480,524
|
21,986,615
|
60
|
Hong Kong SAR
|
5,751,357
|
9%
|
450,747
|
7,259,569
|
61
|
Azerbaijan
|
5,737,223
|
11%
|
578,231
|
9,514,887
|
62
|
Denmark
|
5,419,113
|
3%
|
139,859
|
5,640,184
|
63
|
Ghana
|
5,171,993
|
15%
|
689,264
|
26,442,178
|
64
|
Finland
|
5,117,660
|
3%
|
129,157
|
5,443,497
|
65
|
Dominican Republic
|
5,072,674
|
7%
|
341,197
|
10,528,954
|
66
|
Tunisia
|
5,053,704
|
10%
|
446,032
|
11,116,899
|
67
|
Norway
|
4,895,885
|
2%
|
105,347
|
5,091,924
|
68
|
Belarus
|
4,856,969
|
9%
|
419,164
|
9,307,609
|
69
|
Yemen
|
4,778,488
|
11%
|
473,030
|
24,968,508
|
70
|
Serbia
|
4,705,141
|
2%
|
83,759
|
9,468,378
|
71
|
Slovakia
|
4,507,849
|
2%
|
103,037
|
5,454,154
|
72
|
Singapore
|
4,453,859
|
10%
|
396,302
|
5,517,102
|
73
|
Angola
|
4,286,821
|
17%
|
608,233
|
22,137,261
|
74
|
Sri Lanka
|
4,267,507
|
9%
|
335,915
|
21,445,775
|
75
|
New Zealand
|
4,162,209
|
9%
|
85,828
|
4,551,349
|
76
|
Bulgaria
|
4,083,950
|
1%
|
59,858
|
7,167,998
|
77
|
Bolivia
|
3,970,587
|
8%
|
283,474
|
10,847,664
|
78
|
Ireland
|
3,817,491
|
3%
|
124,604
|
4,677,340
|
79
|
Nepal
|
3,411,948
|
9%
|
279,504
|
28,120,740
|
80
|
Jordan
|
3,375,307
|
12%
|
359,976
|
7,504,812
|
81
|
Lebanon
|
3,336,517
|
12%
|
350,316
|
4,965,914
|
82
|
Senegal
|
3,194,190
|
16%
|
448,824
|
14,548,171
|
83
|
Cuba
|
3,090,796
|
6%
|
171,379
|
11,258,597
|
84
|
Kuwait
|
3,022,010
|
12%
|
325,256
|
3,479,371
|
85
|
Zimbabwe
|
2,852,757
|
17%
|
406,610
|
14,599,325
|
86
|
Croatia
|
2,780,534
|
2%
|
50,350
|
4,272,044
|
87
|
Guatemala
|
2,716,781
|
9%
|
215,550
|
15,859,714
|
88
|
Iraq
|
2,707,928
|
12%
|
284,010
|
34,768,761
|
89
|
Oman
|
2,584,316
|
17%
|
380,679
|
3,926,492
|
90
|
Bosnia Herzegovina
|
2,582,502
|
2%
|
54,197
|
3,824,746
|
91
|
Costa Rica
|
2,511,139
|
7%
|
172,205
|
4,937,755
|
92
|
Zambia
|
2,313,013
|
17%
|
332,362
|
15,021,002
|
93
|
Qatar
|
2,191,866
|
13%
|
259,980
|
2,267,916
|
94
|
Georgia
|
2,188,311
|
10%
|
191,034
|
4,322,842
|
95
|
Lithuania
|
2,113,393
|
2%
|
40,877
|
3,008,287
|
96
|
Puerto Rico
|
2,027,549
|
6%
|
111,168
|
3,683,601
|
97
|
Uruguay
|
2,017,280
|
6%
|
119,523
|
3,418,694
|
98
|
Paraguay
|
2,005,278
|
8%
|
143,917
|
6,917,579
|
99
|
Panama
|
1,899,892
|
8%
|
134,718
|
3,926,017
|
100
|
Afghanistan
|
1,856,781
|
10%
|
172,462
|
31,280,518
|
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