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Hong Kong SAR, China — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Hong Kong SAR, China, 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
95.76%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · no comparable earlier value
Internet users for Hong Kong SAR, China was 95.76% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 95.98% in 2023. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Hong Kong SAR, China ranks 26 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 13%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 80.51%, so Hong Kong SAR, China sits above it. It peaked in 2023 and has fallen 0% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 20%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
95.76%
First (1990)
0.00%
Change
—
Highest
95.98%
in 2023
Lowest
0.00%
in 1990
Average
53.83%
Annual growth (CAGR)
—
Years of data
35
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 95.76% |
| 2023 | 95.98% |
| 2022 | 95.61% |
| 2021 | 93.09% |
| 2020 | 92.41% |
| 2019 | 91.74% |
| 2018 | 90.51% |
| 2017 | 89.42% |
| 2016 | 87.48% |
| 2015 | 84.95% |
| 2014 | 79.87% |
| 2013 | 74.2% |
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.