Internet penetration rate vs Internet user growth rate
In 2023, internet penetration rate worldwide stood at 65%, against 2.7% for internet user growth rate.
Change the pair
Compare different indicators
The series
Over time
Global, spaced by time. Both series are in %, so they share one axis; the legend names each line.
Internet penetration rate and Internet user growth rate
Unit: % · 8 observations
Estimates are listed as such in the table below
View the underlying data
| Indicator | Period | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet penetration rate | 2025 | Estimate | 75% |
| Internet penetration rate | 2023 | Actual | 65% |
| Internet penetration rate | 2021 | Actual | 63% |
| Internet penetration rate | 2019 | Actual | 54% |
| Internet user growth rate | 2024 | Actual | 8.5% |
| Internet user growth rate | 2023 | Actual | 2.7% |
| Internet user growth rate | 2021 | Actual | 5.8% |
| Internet user growth rate | 2020 | Actual | 10.2% |
Shared periods
Side by side
Only 2 periods are published for both series. Comparing anything else would mean comparing different years.
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Internet penetration rate
Percentage of the population using the Internet.
4 observations in Global · source organisations: ITU
Internet user growth rate
The annual percentage increase in the number of Internet users.
4 observations in Global · source organisations: ITU
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
Keep exploring