The Top 20 Countries with the Most Internet Users
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Key Takeaways
- China and India alone account for more than 2.3 billion internet users, far surpassing every other country.
- Large populations, not penetration rates, largely determine which countries rank highest by total users.
In 2025, 74% of the world’s population, or about 6 billion people, is online, up from 71% (5.8 billion) a year earlier.
While internet use continues to grow, more than a quarter of the global population remains offline. Access also varies sharply by income level, with 94% of people in high-income countries using the internet compared with just 23% in low-income countries.
This visualization ranks the top 20 countries by total number of internet users, highlighting how sheer population scale often outweighs connectivity rates. The data for this visualization comes from Datareportal.
China and India Dominate by Scale
China ranks first with roughly 1.30 billion internet users, representing more than 90% of its population. India follows with just over 1.03 billion users, despite a much lower internet penetration rate of 70%.
Together, these two countries account for more internet users than the rest of the top 20 combined.
| Rank | Country | Internet users |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China |
1,296,394,000 |
| 2 |  India |
1,026,954,000 |
| 3 |  U.S. |
323,888,000 |
| 4 |  Indonesia |
230,448,000 |
| 5 |  Brazil |
184,997,000 |
| 6 |  Russian federation |
135,676,000 |
| 7 |  Pakistan |
116,839,000 |
| 8 |  Mexico |
110,345,000 |
| 9 |  Nigeria |
108,700,000 |
| 10 |  Japan |
106,933,000 |
| 11 |  Egypt |
98,211,000 |
| 12 |  Philippines |
98,025,000 |
| 13 |  Vietnam |
85,621,000 |
| 14 |  Bangladesh |
82,806,000 |
| 15 |  Germany |
78,454,000 |
| 16 |  Turkey |
77,466,000 |
| 17 |  Iran |
73,751,000 |
| 18 |  United kingdom |
68,090,000 |
| 19 |  Thailand |
67,826,000 |
| 20 |  France |
63,449,000 |
Emerging Markets
Beyond the top two, the rankings show how large emerging markets, including Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, and Nigeria, now rival or surpass many advanced economies in total internet users, underscoring a continued shift in the center of global online activity toward the Global South.
Despite rapid global growth, Africa remains underrepresented among the world’s largest online populations. Nigeria is the only African country in the top 10, and just two African nations appear in the top 20, reflecting lower internet penetration rates and persistent gaps in infrastructure, affordability, and access across much of the continent.
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