Internet users in Kenya

35.0% of the population of Kenya used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Kenya, 2024 35.0% % of population
Change from 2023 +2.9percentage points 2023: 32.1%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 158th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Kenya 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 KenyaWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 35.0% 71.2%
2023 32.1% 69.2%
2022 29.4% 67.0%
2021 27.0% 63.8%
2020 24.7% 60.1%
2019 22.7% 53.9%
2018 19.5% 49.4%
2017 17.8% 46.3%
2016 16.6% 43.6%
2015 16.6% 39.9%
2014 16.5% 37.4%
2013 13.0% 35.3%
2012 10.5% 33.3%
2011 8.8% 30.9%
2010 7.2% 28.4%
2009 6.1% 25.3%
2008 5.2% 22.8%
2007 4.4% 20.2%
2006 3.6% 17.2%
2005 3.1% 15.6%
2004 3.0% –
2003 2.9% –
2002 1.2% –
2001 0.6% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.9 percentage points from 32.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 16.5%, the figure has changed by +18.5 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Kenya has the 158th 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 Kenya
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