Nearly Three Quarters of the World's Population Uses the Internet
By 2026, the number of internet users reached 6.3 billion people, according to a new report by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Meanwhile, around 2 billion people on the planet still remain offline, Naked Science reports, citing an infographic by Visual Capitalist.
According to the map, compiled using data from 2024–2025, nearly 100% internet coverage is observed in Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Denmark, Luxembourg, Monaco, and Norway are approaching these levels. Malaysia surpasses the United States and Japan in terms of the share of internet users.
The lowest rates were recorded in Burundi (8.6%), Uganda (8.95%), Chad (12.63%), the Central African Republic (13.78%), and Afghanistan (16.09%).
The gap between countries is explained by differences in population income, accessibility of connectivity, and the development of digital infrastructure. Despite the growth in connections, nearly a quarter of humanity still does not use the internet.
Infographic: Iswardi Ishak, Voronoi datahub.itu.int
