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Internet users in United Kingdom
1990 – 2024 · 35 data points
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section.updated 10 Nov 2026
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
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Latest value · 2024
95.5%
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Place 1 is the highest value.
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section.levels.world: 73.6% · 2025
Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · United Kingdom · section.levels.world
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section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
section.compare Internet users · percent
United Kingdom
95.5%
section.levels.world
73.6% · 2025
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators
The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1990 – 2024
Latest value
95.5% · 2024
First value
0.1% · 1990
Highest
96.2% · 2021
Lowest
0.1% · 1990
Data points
35
By year
section.all_years · 1990 – 2024
| Year | United Kingdom | Change | section.levels.world |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.5% | +0.0 pp | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | −0.0 pp | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | −0.7 pp | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 96.2% | +1.4 pp | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +2.3 pp | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | +1.8 pp | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 90.7% | +0.3 pp | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 90.4% | −4.4 pp | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +2.8 pp | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +0.4 pp | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 91.6% | +1.8 pp | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 89.8% | +2.4 pp | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +2.1 pp | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +0.4 pp | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +1.4 pp | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +5.2 pp | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +3.3 pp | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | +6.3 pp | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | −1.2 pp | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 70.0% | +4.4 pp | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 65.6% | +0.8 pp | — |
| 2003 | 64.8% | +8.3 pp | — |
| 2002 | 56.5% | +23.0 pp | — |
| 2001 | 33.5% | +6.7 pp | — |
| 2000 | 26.8% | +5.5 pp | — |
| 1999 | 21.3% | +7.6 pp | — |
| 1998 | 13.7% | +6.3 pp | — |
| 1997 | 7.4% | +3.3 pp | — |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +2.2 pp | — |
| 1995 | 1.9% | +0.9 pp | — |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +0.5 pp | — |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +0.3 pp | — |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +0.1 pp | — |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +0.1 pp | — |
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024
Ranking · Countries
2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Internet users | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 100.0% | |
| 2 | Norway | 99.0% | |
| 3 | South Korea | 97.9% | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 97.0% | |
| 5 | Spain | 95.8% | |
| 6 | Hong Kong SAR China | 95.8% | |
| 7 | Chile | 95.6% | |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 95.5% | |
| 9 | United States | 94.7% | |
| 10 | Russia | 94.4% | |
| 11 | Canada | 94.4% | |
| 12 | Finland | 93.7% | |
| 13 | Germany | 93.5% | |
| 14 | China | 92.0% | |
| 15 | Romania | 91.3% | |
| 16 | Argentina | 89.7% | |
| 17 | Italy | 89.2% | |
| 18 | Lithuania | 89.2% | |
| 19 | France | 88.7% | |
| 20 | Poland | 88.6% | |
| 21 | Czechia | 87.7% | |
| 22 | Türkiye | 87.3% | |
| 23 | Greece | 86.3% | |
| 24 | Brazil | 84.5% | |
| 25 | Mexico | 83.1% | |
| 26 | Bulgaria | 82.4% | |
| 27 | Lebanon | 80.6% | |
| 28 | Colombia | 79.3% | |
| 29 | Algeria | 77.4% | |
| 30 | Ecuador | 77.2% | |
| 31 | Egypt | 74.6% | |
| 32 | Indonesia | 72.8% | |
| 33 | Gabon | 68.7% | |
| 34 | Philippines | 67.3% | |
| 35 | India | 64.9% | |
| 36 | Honduras | 58.6% | |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 53.4% | |
| 38 | Congo - Brazzaville | 47.3% | |
| 39 | Liberia | 32.2% | |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 25.1% | |
| 41 | Congo - Kinshasa | 19.7% |
section.source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024
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The share of people who used the internet in the last three months.
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Internet users of any age and device divided by the population, from surveys and estimates.
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