Internet Users by Country (2026)

The three most connected countries are Bahrain (100), Kuwait (100), Saudi Arabia (100); the three least connected are South Sudan (6.7), Burundi (8.6), Uganda (8.9).

Across all 209 countries the median is 81.5 % of population and the simple (unweighted) average is 70.9; the spread from 6.7 to 100 shows how differently countries fare on this measure.

Over roughly the last decade the biggest increases were in Kiribati (+77.2 pts), Iraq (+69.8 pts), Aruba (+66.3 pts), while the largest decreases were in Japan (-3.6 pts), Barbados (-1.6 pts), Iceland (+0.1 pts).

By continent, the leaders are Bahrain in Asia (100), Denmark in Europe (99.8), Morocco in Africa (91.2), Bermuda in North America (98.4), Chile in South America (95.6), Australia in Oceania (96.1).

Internet users are individuals who have used the internet from any location in the last three months, via any device, as compiled by the International Telecommunication Union from household surveys and operator data. Estimates for some low-income countries are modelled.

Source: World Bank Open Data (indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS). Countries without a published value are not ranked. Each country's own page shows the full historical series and its rank on this and every other indicator.