Internet users in China
91.6% of the population of China used the internet in 2025.
China, 2025
91.6%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
73.6%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
89.7%
Internet users in China over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of population. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | China | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91.6% | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 90.6% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 75.6% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 70.1% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 65.4% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 54.3% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 50.3% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 47.9% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 45.8% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 38.3% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 34.3% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 16.0% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 10.5% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 8.5% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | – |
| 2003 | 6.2% | – |
| 2002 | 4.6% | – |
| 2001 | 2.6% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 92.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 50.3%, the figure has changed by +41.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 73.6%.