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Internet users in India

1990 – 2025 · 35 data points 3 of 3 · Countries Updated 22 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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
29 Algeria 74.8%
14 Argentina 88.4%
37 Bangladesh 41.6%
24 Brazil 80.5%
25 Bulgaria 79.1%
7 Canada 94.0%
11 Chile 92.3%
27 China 75.6%
30 Colombia 72.8%
38 Congo - Brazzaville 41.0%
41 Congo - Kinshasa 18.0%
20 Czechia 84.5%
32 Ecuador 69.7%
31 Egypt 72.2%
8 Finland 93.0%
18 France 85.3%
33 Gabon 67.7%
12 Germany 91.6%
22 Greece 83.2%
35 Honduras 56.9%
4 Hong Kong SAR China 95.6%
36 India 55.9%
34 Indonesia 66.5%
19 Italy 85.1%
23 Lebanon 81.5%
39 Liberia 30.4%
15 Lithuania 87.7%
26 Mexico 78.6%
10 Netherlands 92.5%
2 Norway 99.0%
28 Philippines 75.2%
16 Poland 86.9%
17 Romania 85.5%
13 Russia 90.4%
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%
40 Sierra Leone 21.5%
3 South Korea 97.2%
6 Spain 94.5%
21 Türkiye 83.4%
5 United Kingdom 95.5%
9 United States 92.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022

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.