Internet users in South Africa
78.4% of the population of South Africa used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
South Africa, 2024
78.4%
Change from 2023
0percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Median of G20 countries, 2024
89.7%
Position in 2024
102nd of 182
Internet users in South Africa 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 | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 78.4% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 78.3% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 75.0% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 72.1% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 69.7% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 54.0% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 49.0% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 8.4% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 7.6% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 8.4% | – |
| 2003 | 7.0% | – |
| 2002 | 6.7% | – |
| 2001 | 6.3% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0 percentage points from 78.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 49.0%, the figure has changed by +29.4 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 102nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.