Share Of The World Online
73.6% of the world's population used the internet in 2025, up from 71.2% a year earlier.
Updated July 12, 2026
Share Of The World Online
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DefinitionIndividuals who used the internet (from any device) in the last 3 months, as a share of world population — the ITU-sourced indicator the World Bank publishes in the WDI.
LimitationsCountry inputs mix surveys and operator estimates of varying quality; 'used the internet' says nothing about speed, affordability, or frequency of access.
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73.6% of the world's population used the internet in 2025, up from 71.2% a year earlier.
World Bank — World Development Indicators (IT.NET.USER.ZS), World aggregate. License: CC BY 4.0. StatsPanda charts the original series directly and cites it on every download.
The underlying series is released on a annual cadence. This page was last updated July 12, 2026, and refreshes with each source release.