Internet users - Country rankings
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Internet users, percent of population, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 41 countries was 77.5 percent. The highest value was in Bahrain: 100 percent and the lowest value was in Pakistan: 21.04 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Internet users, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 100 | 1 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Qatar | 100 | 2 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Saudi Arabia | 100 | 3 | 1990 - 2022 |
| UA Emirates | 100 | 4 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Kuwait | 99.7 | 5 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Brunei | 98.08 | 6 | 1990 - 2021 |
| South Korea | 97.57 | 7 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Singapore | 96.92 | 8 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Malaysia | 96.75 | 9 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Oman | 96.38 | 10 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Hong Kong | 93.09 | 11 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Kazakhstan | 90.92 | 12 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Israel | 90.3 | 13 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Macao | 88.47 | 14 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Lebanon | 86.59 | 15 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Azerbaijan | 86 | 16 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Jordan | 86 | 17 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Maldives | 85.76 | 18 | 1960 - 2021 |
| Bhutan | 85.64 | 19 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Thailand | 85.27 | 20 | 1960 - 2022 |
| Japan | 82.91 | 21 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Palestine | 81.83 | 22 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Mongolia | 81.61 | 23 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Armenia | 78.61 | 24 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Iran | 78.6 | 25 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 77.92 | 26 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Uzbekistan | 76.59 | 27 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Georgia | 76.44 | 28 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Vietnam | 74.21 | 29 | 1990 - 2022 |
| China | 73.05 | 30 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Indonesia | 62.1 | 31 | 1990 - 2022 |
| Laos | 62 | 32 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Cambodia | 60.15 | 33 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Philippines | 52.68 | 34 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Nepal | 51.63 | 35 | 1989 - 2021 |
| Iraq | 48.92 | 36 | 1990 - 2022 |
| India | 46.31 | 37 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Sri Lanka | 44.45 | 38 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Burma | 44.02 | 39 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Bangladesh | 38.92 | 40 | 1990 - 2021 |
| Pakistan | 21.04 | 41 | 1990 - 2021 |
Definition: Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc.
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