Countries with the Highest Share of Internet Users 2023

Source: World Bank

Countries with the Highest Share of Internet Users 2023

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Key Findings

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Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are level at the top on 100 Internet Users (% of Population) in 2023.

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Average Internet Users (% of Population) in 2023: 98.23 · median: 98.15.

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Gap in 2023: Bahrain is 1× larger than Hong Kong.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Highest Share of Internet Users 2023

Countries ranked by internet users (% of population) in 2023, using World Bank figures for the 181 countries that reported that year. 3 countries share the top place on 100.0, among them Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, ahead of Kuwait (99.7). The share of people who used the internet from any location in the last three months, collected by national household surveys. Countries survey in different years and word the question differently, so small gaps between neighbours are not meaningful.

Analysis

3 of the twenty shown are level at the top on 100.0: Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. The first country below them is Kuwait on 99.7. Across the twenty shown, values run from 100.0 down to 96.0, a spread of 4.0. Of the 20 in this table that also reported in 2022, 12 recorded a higher figure than the year before and 0 a lower one. The largest single move was Netherlands, from 92.5 to 97.0. The chart shows the twenty highest of 181 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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20 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

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Bahrain

Internet Users (% of Population) · 2023

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Internet Users (% of Population)

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2023

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank
Coverage: 20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
Measure: Internet Users (% of Population)
Last updated: 7 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2023.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Internet Users (% of Population) · ranked by 2023

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#	Category	2023
🥇	Bahrain	100
🥈	Saudi Arabia	100
🥉	United Arab Emirates	100
4	Kuwait	99.70
5	Luxembourg	99.30
6	Norway	99
7	Brunei	99
8	Monaco	98.90
9	Denmark	98.80
10	Qatar	98.20
11	Liechtenstein	98.10
12	Iceland	97.90
13	Malaysia	97.70
14	South Korea	97.40
15	Switzerland	97.30
16	San Marino	97.30
17	Netherlands	97
18	Ireland	96.90
19	Australia	96.10
20	Hong Kong	96

Data Sources & References

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1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS Visit ↗

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