Three in four people are now online, up from one in six in 2005

Original title: Share of the population using the Internet · Our World in Data · 27 Jul 2026

What does the data say about share of the population using the Internet?

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So what

The online share of the world has risen almost fivefold in twenty years; China is at 92% and India has gone from 8% to 70% in fifteen years. The next billion users are in Africa and South Asia, where Nigeria is still near 40%. Digital channels are now the default route to most consumers.

Data sources: International Telecommunication Union; World Bank
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