People using the internet
6.04B5.1% YoY
6.04 billion people — about 73% of humanity — were online at the start of 2025, up 294 million in a year. Around 2.2 billion still have no access.
Jan 2025Data as of Jan 1, 2025Verified Sep 29, 2026
Source: DataReportal — Digital 2025(opens in a new tab)published Jan 1, 2025
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