- List of Internet users by country
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This is a list of countries by number of Internet users in 2010, as compiled by the International Telecommunication Union. Internet users are persons using the Internet from any device (including mobile phones) in the last 12 months. Estimates are derived from either household surveys or from Internet subscription data.[1]
Rank Country Internet
users[2]Percentage of
population[3]1 China 456,238,464 34.30 2 United States 243,542,822 79.00 3 Japan 102,063,316 80.00 4 India 87,983,101 7.50 5 Brazil 81,748,504 40.65 6 Germany 66,825,986 81.85 7 Russia 59,937,788 43.00 8 United Kingdom 52,996,180 85.00 9 France 51,879,480 80.10 10 Nigeria 45,944,229 28.43 11 Korea, South 40,708,389 83.70 12 Mexico 34,865,345 31.00 13 Italy 32,610,044 53.68 14 Turkey 30,981,601 39.82 15 Pakistan 30,943,124 16.78 16 Spain 30,940,417 66.53 17 Canada 27,547,949 81.60 18 Philippines 24,975,044 25.00 19 Vietnam 24,685,803 27.56 20 Poland 23,970,571 62.32 21 Indonesia 22,110,119 9.10 22 Egypt 21,518,178 26.74 23 Taiwan 16,462,844 71.50 24 Australia 16,351,973 76.00 25 Colombia 16,134,932 36.50 26 Malaysia 15,635,925 55.30 27 Morocco 15,497,440 49.00 28 Netherlands 15,035,788 90.72 29 Argentina 14,883,552 36.00 30 Thailand 14,063,287 21.20 31 Saudi Arabia 10,550,028 41.00 32 Ukraine 10,445,587 23.00 33 Iran 10,000,029 13.00 34 Peru 9,929,155 34.30 35 Venezuela 9,699,636 35.63 36 Romania 8,768,340 39.93 37 Kenya 8,568,890 20.98 38 Belgium 8,261,661 79.26 39 Sweden 8,166,650 90.00 40 Chile 7,535,921 45.00 41 Czech Republic 7,020,815 68.82 42 Hungary 6,522,000 65.27 43 Switzerland 6,396,064 83.90 44 South Africa 6,040,420 12.30 45 Austria 5,971,694 72.70 46 Kazakhstan 5,808,838 34.00 47 Bangladesh 5,776,383 3.70 48 Uzbekistan 5,573,148 20.00 49 Portugal 5,485,976 51.10 50 Israel 4,941,878 67.20 — Hong Kong 4,920,255 69.40 51 Denmark 4,893,418 88.72 52 Greece 4,772,975 44.40 53 Tanzania 4,608,218 11.00 54 Syria 4,595,009 20.70 55 Finland 4,566,129 86.89 56 Norway 4,367,201 93.39 57 Slovakia 4,344,517 79.42 58 Algeria 4,323,273 12.50 59 Uganda 4,174,835 12.50 60 Dominican Republic 3,883,356 39.53 61 United Arab Emirates 3,880,963 78.00 62 Tunisia 3,873,215 36.80 63 Singapore 3,598,074 70.00 64 Ecuador 3,549,746 24.00 65 New Zealand 3,529,390 83.00 66 Azerbaijan 3,347,672 35.99 67 Bulgaria 3,304,883 46.23 68 Ireland 3,229,108 69.85 69 Belarus 3,047,204 31.70 70 Serbia 3,004,042 40.90 71 Croatia 2,706,487 60.32 72 Yemen 2,549,247 10.85 73 Sri Lanka 2,530,059 12.00 74 Jordan 2,434,692 38.00 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,403,231 52.00 76 Lithuania 2,202,352 62.12 77 Ghana 2,081,056 8.55 78 Bolivia 1,989,484 20.00 79 Senegal 1,971,720 16.00 80 Nepal 1,962,936 6.78 81 Oman 1,857,791 62.60 — Puerto Rico 1,802,352 45.30 82 Angola 1,704,287 10.00 83 Cuba 1,678,080 15.12 84 Iraq 1,661,610 5.60 85 Costa Rica 1,648,420 36.50 — Palestinian Authority 1,561,997 37.44 86 Latvia 1,517,534 68.42 87 Paraguay 1,504,696 23.60 88 Moldova 1,492,720 40.00 89 Panama 1,458,064 42.75 90 Uruguay 1,431,016 43.35 91 Guatemala 1,422,796 10.50 92 Slovenia 1,402,195 70.00 93 Albania 1,344,128 45.00 94 Zimbabwe 1,339,964 11.50 95 Lebanon 1,278,827 31.00 96 Georgia 1,242,223 27.00 97 Qatar 1,186,436 69.00 98 Afghanistan 1,164,829 4.00 99 Kyrgyzstan 1,101,725 20.00 100 Armenia 1,097,717 37.00 101 Macedonia, Republic of 1,075,413 51.90 102 Kuwait 972,763 38.25 103 Estonia 956,757 74.10 104 Mozambique 934,808 4.17 105 El Salvador 907,810 15.00 106 Zambia 907,225 6.74 107 Libya 904,604 14.00 108 Honduras 886,026 11.09 109 Tajikistan 864,805 11.55 110 Rwanda 851,310 7.70 111 Haiti 807,615 8.37 112 Cameroon 771,766 4.00 113 Jamaica 743,128 26.10 114 Ethiopia 660,101 0.75 115 Bahrain 649,044 55.00 116 Trinidad and Tobago 595,915 48.50 117 Cyprus 584,309 52.99 118 Nicaragua 560,445 10.00 119 Côte d'Ivoire 547,529 2.60 120 Congo, Democratic Republic of 502,929 0.72 121 Luxembourg 450,869 90.62 122 Laos 445,771 7.00 123 Mali 372,502 2.70 124 Madagascar 361,791 1.70 125 Togo 354,393 5.38 126 Malawi 349,114 2.26 127 Montenegro 346,700 52.00 — Macau 322,600 56.80 128 Mauritius 322,232 24.90 129 Mongolia 314,866 10.20 130 Eritrea 312,821 5.40 131 Iceland 293,465 95.00 132 Benin 283,453 3.13 133 Malta 256,266 63.00 134 Burkina Faso 227,385 1.40 135 Guyana 223,797 29.90 136 Burundi 207,125 2.10 137 Congo, Republic of 206,296 5.00 138 Barbados 200,528 70.20 139 Brunei 197,514 50.00 140 Cambodia 182,116 1.26 141 Chad 179,239 1.70 142 Suriname 172,437 31.59 143 Gambia, The 161,502 9.20 144 Cape Verde 152,598 30.00 145 Namibia 138,351 6.50 146 Bahamas, The 133,483 43.00 147 Niger 131,790 0.83 — French Polynesia 131,724 49.00 148 Fiji 129,821 14.82 149 Botswana 121,758 6.00 150 Maldives 111,969 28.30 151 Gabon 111,722 7.23 152 Central African Republic 111,433 2.30 153 Turkmenistan 108,700 2.20 154 Swaziland 108,595 8.02 155 Guinea 99,111 0.96 156 Mauritania 96,152 3.00 157 Bhutan 95,179 13.60 158 Papua New Guinea 77,626 1.28 159 Lesotho 74,095 3.86 160 Antigua and Barbuda 69,403 80.00 161 Andorra 68,465 81.00 — Bermuda 57,486 84.21 162 Djibouti 48,134 6.50 163 Belize 44,033 14.00 — Aruba 43,927 42.00 164 Equatorial Guinea 39,042 6.00 165 Guinea-Bissau 38,346 2.45 — Faroe Islands 36,842 75.10 — Greenland 36,311 63.00 166 Seychelles 36,219 41.00 167 Grenada 36,076 33.46 168 Comoros 36,012 5.10 169 Dominica 34,550 47.45 — Cayman Islands 33,138 66.00 170 São Tomé and Príncipe 32,964 18.75 171 Liechtenstein 28,910 80.00 172 Solomon Islands 27,960 5.00 173 Monaco 24,469 80.00 174 Micronesia, Federated States of 21,431 20.00 175 Vanuatu 17,724 8.00 176 Samoa 13,440 7.00 177 Tonga 12,676 12.00 — Virgin Islands, British 11,560 39.00 178 Kiribati 8,953 9.00 — Cook Islands 4,102 35.71 — Falkland Islands 2,875 95.84 179 Tuvalu 2,618 25.00 180 Liberia 2,580 0.07 181 Timor-Leste 2,425 0.21 — Saint Helena 1,913 24.94 — Montserrat 1,791 35.00 182 Nauru 556 6.00 See also
- List of countries by number of broadband Internet users
- National broadband plans from around the world
- Global digital divide
- List of social networking websites
Internet in Africa Sovereign
states- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cameroon
- Cape Verde
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Republic of the Congo
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Gabon
- The Gambia
- Ghana
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Kenya
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Niger
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Senegal
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Swaziland
- Tanzania
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
States with limited
recognition- Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
- Somaliland
Dependencies and
other territories- Canary Islands / Ceuta / Melilla / Plazas de soberanía (Spain)
- Madeira (Portugal)
- Mayotte / Réunion (France)
- Saint Helena / Ascension Island / Tristan da Cunha (United Kingdom)
- Western Sahara
Internet in Asia Sovereign
states- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Brunei
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Cambodia
- People's Republic of China
- Cyprus
- East Timor (Timor-Leste)
- Egypt
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- North Korea
- South Korea
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Nepal
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Russia
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
States with limited
recognition- Abkhazia
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Northern Cyprus
- Palestine
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- South Ossetia
Dependencies and
other territories- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Hong Kong
- Macau
Internet in Europe Sovereign
states- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macedonia
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro
- Netherlands
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- (England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales)
States with limited
recognition- Abkhazia
- Kosovo
- Nagorno-Karabakh
- Northern Cyprus
- South Ossetia
- Transnistria
Dependencies
and other territories- Åland
- Faroe Islands
- Gibraltar
- Guernsey
- Jan Mayen
- Jersey
- Isle of Man
- Svalbard
Other entities Internet in Oceania Sovereign states - Australia
- East Timor (Timor-Leste)
- Fiji
- Indonesia
- Kiribati
- Marshall Islands
- Federated States of Micronesia
- Nauru
- New Zealand
- Palau
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
- Solomon Islands
- Tonga
- Tuvalu
- Vanuatu
Dependencies and
other territories- American Samoa
- Christmas Island
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- Cook Islands
- Easter Island
- French Polynesia
- Guam
- Hawaii
- New Caledonia
- Niue
- Norfolk Island
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Pitcairn Islands
- Tokelau
- Wallis and Futuna
Internet in the Americas - North America
- South America
Sovereign states - Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Suriname
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Dependencies and
other territories- Anguilla
- Aruba
- Bermuda
- Bonaire
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Curaçao
- Falkland Islands
- French Guiana
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Martinique
- Montserrat
- Navassa Island
- Puerto Rico
- Saint Barthélemy
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saba
- Sint Eustatius
- Sint Maarten
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Turks and Caicos Islands
- US Virgin Islands
References
- ^ Definitions of World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators, March 2010, International Telecommunication Union, March 2010. Accessed on 30 September 2011.
- ^ 2010 population estimates obtained from U.S. Census Bureau, International Data Base, accessed on 30 September 2011. Falkland Islands estimated population data for 2010 obtained from World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision, Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secretariat. Accessed on 30 September 2011.
- ^ Internet users, International Telecommunication Union. Accessed on 30 September 2011.
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