The world is a big place, but so is the Internet (World Wide Web). We have been taught which countries are the largest in the world, but what about on the Internet?
These charts represent the countries with the largest Internet users, and their growth potential. Before you fall in love with the charts, let’s start with a few interesting findings.
Observations on Internet usage around the world
Here are some standout facts and observations that give additional perspective to the Internet usage of the top countries on the Internet.
- There are a total of 1.8 billion Internet users in the world.
- There are 32 countries with more than 10 million Internet users.
- The top 10 countries on the Internet together have 1.17 billion Internet users. That’s 65% of all Internet users in the world.
- The top 20 countries on the Internet together have 1.47 billion Internet users. That’s just under 82% of all Internet users.
- India is the fourth largest country in terms of Internet users in spite of having an Internet penetration of a measly 6.9%. This thanks to its huge population.
- China takes the top spot both in terms of population and Internet users. China has almost twice (1.8x) as many Internet users as the United States.
- China together with the United States, the top two countries, make up half of the Internet users in the top 15.
- Out of the top 20 countries, the five with the highest Internet penetration (not users) are: United Kingdom (82.5%), South Korea (81.1%), Germany (79.1%), Japan (78.2%), United States (76.3%).