# Internet users in South Africa

Internet users in South Africa was 78.4% in 2024. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `internet_users_share`
- Place id: `za`
- Unit: %
- Definition: Individuals who used the internet from any location in the last three months, as a percentage of the population. World Bank series from International Telecommunication Union (ITU) estimates.
- Note: Many values are ITU estimates rather than survey results, and the age range covered differs between countries.
- Source: World Bank, Individuals using the Internet, % of population (IT.NET.USER.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-09
- License: CC BY 4.0 (commercial and non-commercial reuse, attribution required)
- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Individuals using the Internet, % of population (IT.NET.USER.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/internet-users/south-africa
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/internet-users/south-africa.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=internet_users_share&place=za

| Period | % |
|---|---:|
| 2024 | 78.4 |
| 2023 | 78.3 |
| 2022 | 78.3 |
| 2021 | 75 |
| 2020 | 72.1 |
| 2019 | 69.7 |
| 2018 | 62.4 |
| 2017 | 56.2 |
| 2016 | 54 |
| 2015 | 51.9 |
| 2014 | 49 |
| 2013 | 46.5 |
| 2012 | 41 |
| 2011 | 34 |
| 2010 | 24 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2008 | 8.4 |
| 2007 | 8.1 |
| 2006 | 7.6 |
| 2005 | 7.5 |
| 2004 | 8.4 |
| 2003 | 7 |
| 2002 | 6.7 |
| 2001 | 6.3 |
| 2000 | 5.3 |
| 1999 | 4.1 |
| 1998 | 2.9 |
| 1997 | 1.6 |
| 1996 | 0.8 |
| 1995 | 0.7 |
| 1994 | 0.2 |
| 1993 | 0.1 |
| 1992 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 |