Internet use rate, population aged 15-24

82%
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Region Global Period 2025 Source ITU Updated 15 Sep 2026
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82 per cent of 15-24-year-olds use the Internet, compared with 72 per cent of the rest of the population.

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Publisher
International Telecommunication Union · homepage ↗
Report
Global number of Internet users increases, but disparities deepen key digital divides
Type
Press release
Published
17 November 2025
Locator
Detailing the globe's digital divides
Retrieved
14 September 2026
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15 September 2026
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15 September 2026

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APA
International Telecommunication Union. (2025). Global number of Internet users increases, but disparities deepen key digital divides. Retrieved 14 September 2026, from StatOrigin: https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T64ZTD2K066E4BAY4RD
MLA
International Telecommunication Union. "Global number of Internet users increases, but disparities deepen key digital divides." 2025, https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2025-11-17-Facts-and-Figures.aspx. Accessed 14 September 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T64ZTD2K066E4BAY4RD.
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International Telecommunication Union. "Global number of Internet users increases, but disparities deepen key digital divides." 2025. https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2025-11-17-Facts-and-Figures.aspx. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T64ZTD2K066E4BAY4RD.
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@misc{itu2025youth, author = {{International Telecommunication Union}}, title = {Global number of Internet users increases, but disparities deepen key digital divides}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2HY9T64ZTD2K066E4BAY4RD}, note = {Original source: https://www.itu.int/en/mediacentre/Pages/PR-2025-11-17-Facts-and-Figures.aspx. Accessed 14 September 2026.} }

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