Internet World Stats

world The Internet
Coaching Library

World Stats | Africa Stats | America Stats | Asia Stats | Europe Stats | EU | Mid East Stats | Oceania Stats | Links


TOP 58 COUNTRIES WITH THE
HIGHEST INTERNET PENETRATION RATE
( OVER 50 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION USING THE INTERNET)

TOP 58 COUNTRIES WITH THE
HIGHEST INTERNET PENETRATION RATE

#

Country or Region

Penetration
(% Population)

Internet Users
Latest Data

Population
( 2010 Est. )

Source and Date
of Latest Data

1

Falkland Islands

100.0 %

2,546

2,546

ITU - June/10

2

Iceland

97.6 %

301,600

308,910

ITU - June/10

3

Norway

94.8 %

4,431,100

4,676,305

ITU - June/10

4

Greenland

90.2 %

52,000

57,637

ITU - Mar/08

5

Sweden

92.5 %

8,397,900

9,074,055

ITU - June/10

6

Saint Kitts and Nevis

34.1 %

49,898

17,000

ITU - June/10

7

Netherlands

88.6 %

14,872,200

16,783,092

ITU - June/10

8

Denmark

86.1 %

4,750,500

5,515,575

ITU - June/10

9

Finland

85.3 %

4,480,900

5,255,695

ITU - June/10

10

New Zealand

85.4 %

3,600,000

4,213,418

ITU - June/10

11

Australia

80.1 %

17,033,826

21,262,641

N-O - AUG/09

12

Luxembourg

85.3 %

424,500

497,538

ITU - June/10

13

Korea

81.1 %

39,440,000

48,636,068

ITU - June/10

14

Faroe Islands

76.4 %

37,500

49,057

ITU - Nov/08

15

United Kingdom

82.5 %

51,442,100

62,348,447

ITU - June/10

16

United States

77.3 %

239,893,600

310,232,863

ITU - June/10

17

Antigua & Barbuda

74.9 %

65,000

86,754

ITU - June/09

18

Switzerland

75.3 %

5,739,300

7,623,438

ITU - Sept/09

19

Japan

78.2 %

99,143,700

126,804,433

ITU - June/10

20

Germany

79.1 %

65,123,800

82,282,988

ITU - June/10

21

Bermuda

79.1 %

54,000

68,265

ITU - June/10

22

Canada

77.7 %

26,224,900

33,759,742

ITU - June/10

23

United Arab Emirates

75.9 %

3,777,900

4,975,593

TRA - June/10

24

Israel

71.6 %

5,263,146

7,353,985

TNS - May/08

25

Singapore

77.8 %

3,653,400

4,701,069

ITU - June/10

26

Austria

74.8 %

6,143,600

8,214,160

ITU - June/10

27

Spain

62.6 %

29,093,984

46,505,963

N-O - AUG/09

28

Andorra

79.5 %

67,200

84,525

ITU - June/10

29

Guernsey & Alderney

74.6 %

48,300

64,775

ITU - June/10

30

Belgium

70.0 %

8,113,200

10,423,493

ITU - June/10

31

France

68.9 %

44,625,300

64,768,389

ITU - June/10

32

Hong Kong

68.8 %

4,878,713

7,089,705

N-O - Feb/05

33

Saint Lucia

88.8 %

142,900

160,922

ITU - June/10

34

Estonia

75.1 %

969,700

1,291,170

ITU - June/10

35

Ireland

65.8 %

3,042,600

4,622,917

ITU - June/10

36

Monaco

75.2 %

23,000

30,586

ITU - June/10

37

Liechtenstein

65.7 %

23,000

35,002

ITU - Mar/08

38

Barbados

49.7 %

142,000

285,653

ITU - June/10

39

Taiwan

70.1 %

16,130,000

23,024,956

ITU - June/10

40

Malaysia

64.6 %

16,902,600

26,160,256

ITU - June/09

41

Slovak Republic

74.3 %

4,063,600

5,470,306

ITU - June/10

42

Slovenia

64.8 %

1,298,500

2,003,136

ITU - June/10

43

St Vincent & the G

72.9 %

76,000

104,217

ITU - June/10

44

Niue

68.8 %

1,000

1,598

ITU - June/10

45

Latvia

67.8 %

1,503,400

2,217,969

ITU - June/10

46

Hungary

61.8 %

6,176,400

9,992,339

ITU - June/10

47

Lithuania

59.3 %

2,103,471

3,545,319

GfK - Mar/08

48

Czeck Republic

65.5 %

6,680,800

10,201,707

ITU - June/10

49

Tokelau

58.4 %

800

1,371

Teletok - May/07

50

San Marino

54.0 %

17,000

31,477

ITU - Sept/09

51

Brunei Darussulam

80.7 %

318,900

395,027

ITU - June/10

52

Bahrain

88.0 %

649,300

738,004

ITU - June/10

53

Jamaica

55.5 %

1,581,100

2,847,232

ITU - June/10

54

Qatar

51.8 %

436,000

840,826

ITU - June/09

55

Poland

58.4 %

22,450,600

38,463,689

GfK - June/10

56

Italy

51.7 %

30,026,400

58,090,681

N-O - AUG/09

57

Chile

50.0 %

8,369,036

16,746,491

IWS - Dec/09

58

Croatia

50.0 %

2,244,400

4,486,881

ITU - June/09

TOP 58 in Penetration

73.9 %

816,570,322

1,105,560,854

IWS - June/10

Rest of the World

20.0 %

1,149,944,494

5,740,049,106

IWS - June/10

World Total Users

28.7 %

1,966,514,816

6,845,609,960

IWS - June/10

NOTES: (1) Only countries with a Penetration Rate (p.r.) higher than 50% qualify for this list. At present only 58 countries or territories meet this condition, out of the 273 countries and territories logged by Internet World Stats. (2) The Internet Penetration Statistics were updated for June 30, 2010. (3) The Population numbers are based on the data contained at the U.S. Census Bureau . (4) The most recent Internet usage information comes from data published by Nielsen Online , ITU , GfK , local government regulators and other trustworthy sources. For definitions please refer to the surfing guide. (5) Data in this table is copyrighted. It may be cited, giving due credit and establishing an active link back to Internet World Stats. © Copyright 2010, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.

^ top of page



For additional Internet Users Information, visit the following sites:

  • Internet Penetration Rankings
    This list ranks the world countries and/or territories into four groups, according to the corresponding Internet penetration rate. The world average Internet Penetration Rate is 26.6 %.

  • 50x15 Initiative
    A bold and far-reaching goal: to empower 50 percent of the world's population with affordable access to the Internet by 2015.

  • Internet Society
    Global Internet Information and Education.

  • Internet Wikipedia Encyclopedia
    Definitions of Internet users and culture, links.

  • Internet Users 1995-2008
    Internet Users as a Percentage of World
    Population 1995-2008. Table and Graph.

  • Internet User Statistics Guide
    Internet statistics and research with loads of
    links to other sites, research papers and results,
    statistics on Internet demographics and research.

^ top of page

Perry Marshal

Internet World Stats - Web Site Directory

Internet Usage Stats and Population Statistics
World Stats | Africa Stats | America Stats | Asia Stats | Europe Stats | EU Stats | Middle East Stats | Oceania Stats
Latin America Stats | Top Internet Usage | Top Internet Penetration | Top Internet Languages | Top Ten | Broadband
Caribbean Internet | Central America Internet | North America Internet | South America Internet | Search Site

Country Links and International Directory
Africa | Asia | North America | Central America | Caribbean | Europe | European Union | EU Enlargement
Middle East | South America | South Pacific and Australia | World Population | Country List | Site Guide

Internet Marketing Pages
Broadband Usage | Mobile Internet | Internet Usage | Internet Divide | Internet Growth | Internet Coaching Library
Internet News | Internet Users Associations | Internet Security Stats | Market Reports | Market Research
Press Release Coaching | SEM | SEO | Internet Search | Internet Browsers | B2B Trade Exchanges

Site Resources and Services
Media Kit | Blog | Dictionaries | Tools | Internet Telephone Calls | Conference Calls | Online Profits | NFL Tickets | Privacy
Newsletter | Press Room | Software | e-Learning | Translations | Web Services | Web Stats | Time | Weather | About Us

Country Internet Usage Statistics, e-Commerce and Telecommunications Reports
Africa | Asia | Americas | Caribbean | Europe | Middle East | South America | South Pacific

All About
Market Research

Internet World Stats
Home Page

^ top of page

Copyright © 2010, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide.