Internet users in Saudi Arabia

100.0% of the population of Saudi Arabia used the internet in 2024.

Measure: Individuals using the internet (ITU) Unit: % of population Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Saudi Arabia, 2024 100.0% % of population
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 100.0%
World, 2024 71.2% Official aggregate
Median of G20 countries, 2024 89.7% Middle value of 19 countries
Position in 2024 2nd of 182 See the full ranking

Internet users in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi ArabiaWorld
2025 – 73.6%
2024 100.0% 71.2%
2023 100.0% 69.2%
2022 100.0% 67.0%
2021 100.0% 63.8%
2020 97.9% 60.1%
2019 95.7% 53.9%
2018 93.3% 49.4%
2017 94.2% 46.3%
2016 74.9% 43.6%
2015 69.6% 39.9%
2014 64.7% 37.4%
2013 60.5% 35.3%
2012 54.0% 33.3%
2011 47.5% 30.9%
2010 41.0% 28.4%
2009 38.0% 25.3%
2008 36.0% 22.8%
2007 30.0% 20.2%
2006 19.5% 17.2%
2005 12.7% 15.6%
2004 10.2% –
2003 8.0% –
2002 6.4% –
2001 4.7% –

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 64.7%, the figure has changed by +35.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, Saudi Arabia has the 2nd 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 Saudi Arabia
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