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INTERNET USAGE STATISTICS
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World Internet Users and 2023 Population Stats

WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS
2023 Year Estimates

World Regions

Population
( 2022 Est.)

Population
% of World

Internet Users
31 Dec 2021

Penetration
Rate (% Pop.)

Growth
2000-2023

Internet
World %

Africa

1,394,588,547

17.6 %

601,940,784

43.2 %

13,233 %

11.2 %

Asia

4,352,169,960

54.9 %

2,916,890,209

67.0 %

2,452 %

54.2 %

Europe

837,472,045

10.6 %

747,214,734

89.2 %

611 %

13.9 %

Latin America / Carib.

664,099,841

8.4 %

534,526,057

80.5 %

2,858 %

9.9 %

North America

372,555,585

4.7 %

347,916,694

93.4 %

222 %

6.5 %

Middle East

268,302,801

3.4 %

206,760,743

77.1 %

6,194 %

3.8 %

Oceania / Australia

43,602,955

0.5 %

30,549,185

70.1 %

301 %

0.6 %

WORLD TOTAL

7,932,791,734

100.0 %

5,385,798,406

67.9 %

1,392 %

100.0 %

NOTES: (1) Internet Usage and World Population Statistics estimates are for June 30, 2022. (2) CLICK on each world region name for detailed regional usage information. (3) Demographic (Population) numbers are based on data from the United Nations Population Division. (4) Internet usage information comes from data published by Nielsen Online, by the International Telecommunications Union, by GfK, by local ICT Regulators and other reliable sources. (5) For definitions, navigation help and disclaimers, please refer to the Website Surfing Guide. (6) The information from this website may be cited, giving the due credit to www.internetworldstats.com. Copyright © 2022, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.


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