China vs Congo - Kinshasa: Internet users
Internet users: 91.6% in China in 2025 and 19.7% in Congo - Kinshasa in 2024, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in China, by 72.3 percentage points, or 4.68 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 91.6 2025 | 50.3 | 46 of 182 |
| Congo - Kinshasa | 19.7 2024 | 3 | 172 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- China has been higher since 1996.
- In 2024, China ranked 46 and Congo - Kinshasa ranked 172 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | China | Congo - Kinshasa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91.6 | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 92 | 19.7 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 90.6 | 19 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 75.6 | 18 | 67 |
| 2021 | 73.1 | 16.2 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 70.1 | 14.5 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 64.1 | 13 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 65.4 | 11.7 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 54.3 | – | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 53.2 | 10.1 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 50.3 | 3.8 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 47.9 | 3 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 45.8 | 2.2 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 42.3 | 1.7 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 38.3 | 1.2 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 34.3 | 0.7 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 28.9 | 0.6 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 22.6 | 0.4 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 16 | 0.4 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 10.5 | 0.3 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 8.5 | 0.2 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 7.3 | 0.2 | – |
| 2003 | 6.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 2002 | 4.6 | 0.1 | – |
| 2001 | 2.6 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 1.8 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0.7 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0.2 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | – |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The share of people who used the internet in the last three months, from anywhere.
- Source: ITU, via the World Bank.
- Ranks count the 182 countries with a value in 2024, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time