India — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for India, 1990–2025.
Internet users for India was 70.00% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1990 to 2025. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
India ranks 130 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 64%. The median for South Asia is 70.00%, so India sits level with it. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 370%. Within South Asia it ranks 3 of 6 economies; Sri Lanka (54.59%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2349% in 1995. That is 74% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 128th of 201 in 1990 → 140th of 195 in 2000 → 154th of 200 in 2010 → 140th of 183 in 2020 → 10th of 10 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 70% | +5.1 pp |
| 2024 | 64.94% | +4.7 pp |
| 2023 | 60.25% | +4.4 pp |
| 2022 | 55.9% | +6.6 pp |
| 2021 | 49.26% | +5.9 pp |
| 2020 | 43.41% | +13.9 pp |
| 2019 | 29.52% | +9.4 pp |
| 2018 | 20.08% | +1.9 pp |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +1.7 pp |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +1.6 pp |
| 2015 | 14.9% | +1.4 pp |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +1.2 pp |
| 2013 | 12.3% | +1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 11.1% | +1.0 pp |
| 2011 | 10.07% | +2.6 pp |
| 2010 | 7.5% | +2.4 pp |
| 2009 | 5.12% | +0.7 pp |
| 2008 | 4.38% | +0.4 pp |
| 2007 | 3.95% | +1.1 pp |
| 2006 | 2.81% | +0.4 pp |
| 2005 | 2.39% | +0.4 pp |
| 2004 | 1.98% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 1.69% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 1.54% | +0.9 pp |
| 2001 | 0.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 0.53% | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | 0.27% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 0.14% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 0.07% | +0.0 pp |
| 1996 | 0.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 1995 | 0.03% | +0.0 pp |
| 1994 | 0% | +0.0 pp |
| 1993 | 0% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 0% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was India’s Internet users in 1992?
0% (1992). 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: 70%; 2024: 64.94%; 2023: 60.25%; 2022: 55.9%; 2021: 49.26%. 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.