Internet users in Lebanon

80.6% of the population of Lebanon used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2017.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Lebanon, 2024 80.6% % of population
Change from 2023 −1.1percentage points 2023: 81.7%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Position in 2024 98th of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Lebanon 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 LebanonWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 80.6% 71.2%
2023 81.7% 69.2%
2022 81.5% 67.0%
2021 82.7% 63.8%
2020 82.1% 60.1%
2019 81.5% 53.9%
2018 80.9% 49.4%
2017 78.2% 46.3%
2016 76.1% 43.6%
2015 74.0% 39.9%
2014 73.0% 37.4%
2013 70.5% 35.3%
2012 61.2% 33.3%
2011 52.0% 30.9%
2010 43.7% 28.4%
2009 30.1% 25.3%
2008 22.5% 22.8%
2007 18.7% 20.2%
2006 15.0% 17.2%
2005 10.1% 15.6%
2004 9.0% –
2003 8.0% –
2002 7.0% –
2001 6.8% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.1 percentage points from 81.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 73.0%, the figure has changed by +7.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Lebanon has the 98th 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 Lebanon
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