China — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for China, 1990–2025.
Internet users for China was 91.60% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1990 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 92.00% in 2024. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
China ranks 51 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 25%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 80.51%, so China sits above it. It peaked in 2024 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 82%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 8 of 32 economies; Thailand (90.87%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 592% in 1994. That is 29% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 55th of 201 in 1990 → 108th of 195 in 2000 → 91st of 200 in 2010 → 100th of 183 in 2020 → 7th of 10 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91.6% | -0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 92% | +1.4 pp |
| 2023 | 90.6% | +15.0 pp |
| 2022 | 75.61% | +2.6 pp |
| 2021 | 73.05% | +3.0 pp |
| 2020 | 70.05% | +6.0 pp |
| 2019 | 64.08% | -1.3 pp |
| 2018 | 65.36% | +11.1 pp |
| 2017 | 54.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +2.9 pp |
| 2015 | 50.3% | +2.4 pp |
| 2014 | 47.9% | +2.1 pp |
| 2013 | 45.8% | +3.5 pp |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +4.0 pp |
| 2011 | 38.3% | +4.0 pp |
| 2010 | 34.3% | +5.4 pp |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +6.3 pp |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +6.6 pp |
| 2007 | 16% | +5.5 pp |
| 2006 | 10.52% | +2.0 pp |
| 2005 | 8.52% | +1.2 pp |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 2003 | 6.2% | +1.6 pp |
| 2002 | 4.6% | +2.0 pp |
| 2001 | 2.64% | +0.9 pp |
| 2000 | 1.78% | +1.1 pp |
| 1999 | 0.71% | +0.5 pp |
| 1998 | 0.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.01% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was China’s Internet users in 1993?
0% (1993). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of population, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator IT.NET.USER.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 91.6%; 2024: 92%; 2023: 90.6%; 2022: 75.61%; 2021: 73.05%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
IT.NET.USER.ZS — Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.