Internet users in Brunei

96.3% of the population of Brunei used the internet in 2024.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Brunei, 2024 96.3% % of population
Change from 2023 −2.7percentage points 2023: 99.0%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 18th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Brunei over time

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% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Individuals using the internet (ITU) (% of population), 2001 to 2025
Period BruneiWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 96.3% 71.2%
2023 99.0% 69.2%
2022 99.0% 67.0%
2021 97.6% 63.8%
2020 96.3% 60.1%
2019 95.0% 53.9%
2018 95.0% 49.4%
2017 94.9% 46.3%
2016 90.0% 43.6%
2015 71.2% 39.9%
2014 68.8% 37.4%
2013 64.5% 35.3%
2012 60.3% 33.3%
2011 56.0% 30.9%
2010 53.0% 28.4%
2009 49.0% 25.3%
2008 46.0% 22.8%
2007 44.7% 20.2%
2006 42.2% 17.2%
2005 36.5% 15.6%
2004 29.7% –
2003 19.6% –
2002 15.3% –
2001 12.9% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −2.7 percentage points from 99.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 68.8%, the figure has changed by +27.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Brunei has the 18th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
IT.NET.USER.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Brunei
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Telecommunication Union, World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database