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China / Health, learning and internet / Using the internet

Using the internet in China

% of people · 2025 · from World Bank World Development Indicators

91.6% of peoplein 2025

Compare China with other countries · Which countries have this data, and for which years

Using the internet, China and the worldChina was at 91.6% of people in 2025, above the world's 73.6% of people; in 1990 it was 0.0% of people.
0.020.040.060.080.0100.0199019952000200520102015202020252025: 91.6% of people
Indicator: Using the internet, % of people, yearly; WDI IT.NET.USER.ZSSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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YearChinaWorld
202591.6%73.6%
202492.0%71.2%
202390.6%69.2%
202275.6%67.0%
202173.1%63.8%
202070.1%60.1%
201964.1%53.9%
201865.4%49.4%
201754.3%46.3%
201653.2%43.6%
201550.3%39.9%
201447.9%37.4%
201345.8%35.3%
201242.3%33.3%
201138.3%30.9%
201034.3%28.4%
200928.9%25.3%
200822.6%22.8%
200716.0%20.2%
200610.5%17.2%
20058.5%15.6%
20047.3%
20036.2%
20024.6%
20012.6%
20001.8%
19990.7%
19980.2%
19970.0%
19960.0%
19950.0%
19940.0%
19930.0%
19900.0%
Where China sits among countries, 2025China's 91.6% of people is higher than 3 of the other 9 countries with a 2025 figure; the world as a whole was at 73.6% of people.
World 73.6% of peopleChina 91.6% of people70.0% of people100.0% of peoplelinear scale

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Every country, 2025 (10)
  1. Kuwait 100.0% of people
  2. Luxembourg 99.1% of people
  3. Switzerland 97.3% of people
  4. Sweden 95.8% of people
  5. North Macedonia 93.1% of people
  6. Austria 91.9% of people
  7. China 91.6% of people
  8. Azerbaijan 90.8% of people
  9. Türkiye 89.8% of people
  10. India 70.0% of people
Indicator: Using the internet, % of people, 2025; WDI IT.NET.USER.ZSSource: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)

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