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Malaysia — Internet users
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) for Malaysia, 1990–2024.
Latest value · 2024
98.02%
Individuals Using the Internet (% of Population) · % of population · no comparable earlier value
Internet users for Malaysia was 98.02% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 34 years, from 1990 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 0.00% in 1990 (about n/a).
Malaysia ranks 13 of 203 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 6%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 80.51%, so Malaysia sits above it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 54%.
Key figures
Latest (2024)
98.02%
First (1990)
0.00%
Change
—
Highest
98.02%
in 2024
Lowest
0.00%
in 1990
Average
47.84%
Annual growth (CAGR)
—
Years of data
34
Recent years
| Year | % of population |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 98.02% |
| 2023 | 97.69% |
| 2022 | 97.4% |
| 2021 | 96.75% |
| 2020 | 89.56% |
| 2019 | 84.19% |
| 2018 | 81.2% |
| 2017 | 80.14% |
| 2016 | 78.79% |
| 2015 | 71.06% |
| 2014 | 63.67% |
| 2013 | 57.06% |
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.