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Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for China, 1990–2025.
Latest value · 2025
91.60%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · no comparable earlier value
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%.
Key figures
Latest (2025)
91.60%
First (1990)
0.00%
Change
—
Highest
92.00%
in 2024
Lowest
0.00%
in 1990
Average
32.32%
Annual growth (CAGR)
—
Years of data
34
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 91.6% |
| 2024 | 92% |
| 2023 | 90.6% |
| 2022 | 75.61% |
| 2021 | 73.05% |
| 2020 | 70.05% |
| 2019 | 64.08% |
| 2018 | 65.36% |
| 2017 | 54.3% |
| 2016 | 53.2% |
| 2015 | 50.3% |
| 2014 | 47.9% |
Reading this correctly. Share of individuals who used the internet from any location in the last three months. Varies with national survey frequency. Figures are in % of population. Comparing this series with a different measure of the same concept (for example a nominal figure against a purchasing-power-parity figure) will give misleading results.
Related data
Source. World Bank Open Data, indicator
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.