How Many People Are Online? — Data Stories

People using the Internet in each country, from 1990 to 2024. Free interactive Data Stories on MyLeoNes: real open data, animated.

How Many People Are Online?

People using the Internet in each country, from 1990 to 2024

In 1990 about two million people in the United States were online, and the Web as we know it had only just been invented.
China passed the United States in 2008 and now has about 1.3 billion users. India is second, with more than 900 million.
A country with many people can have many users even if only part of its people are online. Compare with “The Internet Arrives”, which shows the share of people instead.

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