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Internet users in India
1990 – 2025 · 35 data points
3 of 3 · Countries
Updated 21 Oct 2026
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2025
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Latest value · 2025
70.0%
+5.1 pp
since 2024
Countries · 2025
3 of 3
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2015
+55.1 pp
vs World
−3.6 pp
World: 73.6% · 2025
Internet users, 1990 – 2025 percent · India · World
+55.1 pp since 2015
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
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
| Year | India | Change | 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
2015 · Place 1 is the highest value.
| # | Territory | Internet users | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Algeria | 38.2% | |
| 18 | Argentina | 68.0% | |
| 38 | Bangladesh | 12.4% | |
| 21 | Brazil | 58.3% | |
| 24 | Bulgaria | 56.7% | |
| 4 | Canada | 90.0% | |
| 11 | Chile | 76.6% | |
| 28 | China | 50.3% | |
| 25 | Colombia | 55.9% | |
| 40 | Congo - Brazzaville | 7.6% | |
| 42 | Congo - Kinshasa | 3.8% | |
| 12 | Czechia | 75.7% | |
| 29 | Ecuador | 48.9% | |
| 32 | Egypt | 37.8% | |
| 7 | Finland | 86.4% | |
| 10 | France | 78.0% | |
| 30 | Gabon | 45.8% | |
| 6 | Germany | 87.6% | |
| 20 | Greece | 66.8% | |
| 34 | Honduras | 27.1% | |
| 8 | Hong Kong SAR China | 84.9% | |
| 37 | India | 14.9% | |
| 36 | Indonesia | 22.1% | |
| 22 | Italy | 58.1% | |
| 14 | Lebanon | 74.0% | |
| 39 | Liberia | 10.0% | |
| 15 | Lithuania | 71.4% | |
| 23 | Mexico | 57.4% | |
| 3 | Netherlands | 91.7% | |
| 1 | Norway | 96.8% | |
| 33 | Philippines | 36.9% | |
| 19 | Poland | 68.0% | |
| 26 | Romania | 55.8% | |
| 16 | Russia | 70.1% | |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 69.6% | |
| 41 | Sierra Leone | 6.3% | |
| 5 | South Korea | 89.9% | |
| 9 | Spain | 78.7% | |
| 27 | Türkiye | 53.7% | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 92.0% | |
| 13 | United States | 74.6% | |
| 35 | Yemen | 24.1% |
Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2015
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.
Education & commute
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