China vs Kyrgyzstan: Internet users
Internet users: 91.6% in China in 2025 and 92% in Kyrgyzstan in 2024, by ITU estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Kyrgyzstan, by 0 percentage points, or 1 times that in China.
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% of people · ITU
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 91.6 2025 | 50.3 | 46 of 182 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 92 2024 | 28.3 | 45 of 182 |
| World | 73.6 2025 | 39.9 |
What the numbers say
- Kyrgyzstan has been higher since 2019, when it overtook China.
- In 2024, China ranked 46 and Kyrgyzstan ranked 45 of 182 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 71.2% in 2024.
Every year
% of people · ITU
| Year | China | Kyrgyzstan | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 91.6 | – | 73.6 |
| 2024 | 92 | 92 | 71.2 |
| 2023 | 90.6 | 91 | 69.2 |
| 2022 | 75.6 | 84.2 | 67 |
| 2021 | 73.1 | 77.1 | 63.8 |
| 2020 | 70.1 | 72 | 60.1 |
| 2019 | 64.1 | 64.1 | 53.9 |
| 2018 | 65.4 | 62.8 | 49.4 |
| 2017 | 54.3 | 50.8 | 46.3 |
| 2016 | 53.2 | 40.5 | 43.6 |
| 2015 | 50.3 | 30.3 | 39.9 |
| 2014 | 47.9 | 28.3 | 37.4 |
| 2013 | 45.8 | 23 | 35.3 |
| 2012 | 42.3 | 19.8 | 33.3 |
| 2011 | 38.3 | 17.5 | 30.9 |
| 2010 | 34.3 | 16.3 | 28.4 |
| 2009 | 28.9 | 16 | 25.3 |
| 2008 | 22.6 | 15.7 | 22.8 |
| 2007 | 16 | 14 | 20.2 |
| 2006 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 17.2 |
| 2005 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 15.6 |
| 2004 | 7.3 | 5.1 | – |
| 2003 | 6.2 | 3.9 | – |
| 2002 | 4.6 | 3 | – |
| 2001 | 2.6 | 3 | – |
| 2000 | 1.8 | 1 | – |
| 1999 | 0.7 | 0.2 | – |
| 1998 | 0.2 | 0.1 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | – |
| 1996 | 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