Internet users in United States
94.7% of the population of United States used the internet in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.
United States, 2024
94.7%
Change from 2023
+1.2percentage points
World, 2024
71.2%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
93.6%
Position in 2024
29th of 182
Internet users in United States 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 | United States | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 73.6% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | 71.2% |
| 2023 | 93.5% | 69.2% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | 67.0% |
| 2021 | 91.3% | 63.8% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | 60.1% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | 53.9% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | 49.4% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | 46.3% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | 43.6% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | 39.9% |
| 2014 | 73.0% | 37.4% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | 35.3% |
| 2012 | 74.7% | 33.3% |
| 2011 | 69.7% | 30.9% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | 28.4% |
| 2009 | 71.0% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 74.0% | 22.8% |
| 2007 | 75.0% | 20.2% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | 17.2% |
| 2005 | 68.0% | 15.6% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | – |
| 2003 | 61.7% | – |
| 2002 | 58.8% | – |
| 2001 | 49.1% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.2 percentage points from 93.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 73.0%, the figure has changed by +21.7 percentage points.
- Among the 182 countries with data for 2024, United States has the 29th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.2%.