Internet users in Hong Kong SAR, China

95.8% of the population of Hong Kong SAR, China used the internet in 2024.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Hong Kong SAR, China, 2024 95.8% % of population
Change from 2023 −0.2percentage points 2023: 96.0%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 22nd of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Hong Kong SAR, China 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 Hong Kong SAR, ChinaWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 95.8% 71.2%
2023 96.0% 69.2%
2022 95.6% 67.0%
2021 93.1% 63.8%
2020 92.4% 60.1%
2019 91.7% 53.9%
2018 90.5% 49.4%
2017 89.4% 46.3%
2016 87.5% 43.6%
2015 84.9% 39.9%
2014 79.9% 37.4%
2013 74.2% 35.3%
2012 72.9% 33.3%
2011 72.2% 30.9%
2010 72.0% 28.4%
2009 69.4% 25.3%
2008 66.7% 22.8%
2007 64.8% 20.2%
2006 60.8% 17.2%
2005 56.9% 15.6%
2004 56.4% –
2003 52.2% –
2002 43.1% –
2001 38.7% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 96.0% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 79.9%, the figure has changed by +15.9 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Hong Kong SAR, China has the 22nd highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.

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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 Hong Kong SAR, China
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