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Internet users in United Kingdom

Internet users in the United Kingdom was 95.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 189 countries in 2019.

202495.5%
Change on 20230 pts
Rank19th of 189Countries ranked
Series high96.22021
Series low0.11990

Internet users in United Kingdom, 1990 to 2024

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020406080100199019952000200520102015202020241990: 0.1 %1991: 0.2 %1992: 0.3 %1993: 0.5 %1994: 1 %1995: 1.9 %1996: 4.1 %1997: 7.4 %1998: 13.7 %1999: 21.3 %2000: 26.8 %2001: 33.5 %2002: 56.5 %2003: 64.8 %2004: 65.6 %2005: 70 %2006: 68.8 %2007: 75.1 %2008: 78.4 %2009: 83.6 %2010: 85 %2011: 85.4 %2012: 87.5 %2013: 89.8 %2014: 91.6 %2015: 92 %2016: 94.8 %2017: 90.4 %2018: 90.7 %2019: 92.5 %2020: 94.8 %2021: 96.2 %2022: 95.5 %2023: 95.4 %2024: 95.5 %
%. Source: World Bank. Retrieved 2026-10-09, published 2026-10-08.
All 35 values
Period%
202495.5
202395.4
202295.5
202196.2
202094.8
201992.5
201890.7
201790.4
201694.8
201592
201491.6
201389.8
201287.5
201185.4
201085
200983.6
200878.4
200775.1
200668.8
200570
200465.6
200364.8
200256.5
200133.5
200026.8
199921.3
199813.7
19977.4
19964.1
19951.9
19941
19930.5
19920.3
19910.2
19900.1

Rankings

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.

Many values are ITU estimates rather than survey results, and the age range covered differs between countries.

How to cite

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.

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What is the share of people using the internet in United Kingdom?

Internet users in the United Kingdom was 95.5% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is unchanged from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 189 countries in 2019.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Individuals using the Internet, % of population (IT.NET.USER.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest share of people using the internet in United Kingdom?

96.2% in 2021, the highest value since 1990 in this series.

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