Worldwide digital population 2024

As of October 2024, there were 5.52 billion internet users worldwide, which amounted to 67.5 percent of the global population. Of this total, 5.22 billion, or 63.8 percent of the world's population, were social media users. Global internet usageConnecting billions of people worldwide, the internet is a core pillar of the modern information society. Northern Europe ranked first among worldwide regions by the share of the population using the internet in 2024. In The Netherlands, Norway and Saudi Arabia, 99 percent of the population used the internet as of April 2024. North Korea was at the opposite end of the spectrum, with virtually no internet usage penetration among the general population, ranking last worldwide. Asia was home to the largest number of online users worldwide – over 2.93 billion at the latest count. Europe ranked second, with around 750 million internet users. China, India, and the United States rank ahead of other countries worldwide by the number of internet users. Worldwide internet user demographicsAs of 2023, the share of female internet users worldwide was 65 percent, five percent less than that of men. Gender disparity in internet usage was bigger in the Arab States and Africa, with around a ten percent difference. Worldwide regions, like the Commonwealth of Independent States and Europe, showed a smaller gender gap. As of 2023, global internet usage was higher among individuals between 15 and 24 years across all regions, with young people in Europe representing the most significant usage penetration, 98 percent. In comparison, the worldwide average for the age group 15–24 years was 79 percent. The income level of the countries was also an essential factor for internet access, as 93 percent of the population of the countries with high income reportedly used the internet, as opposed to only 27 percent of the low-income markets.

截至2024年10月，全球互联网用户数量已达55.2亿，占全球人口的67.5%。其中，社交媒体用户达52.2亿，占全球人口的63.8%。互联网作为连接全球亿万人口的基石，是现代信息社会的核心支柱。在2024年，北欧地区在互联网普及率方面位居全球各地区之首。至2024年4月，荷兰、挪威和沙特阿拉伯的互联网普及率高达99%。相比之下，朝鲜在互联网普及率方面处于全球末位，几乎全民无互联网使用。亚洲是全球在线用户数量最多的地区，截至最新统计，超过29.3亿人。欧洲紧随其后，约有7.5亿互联网用户。在全球范围内，中国、印度和美国在互联网用户数量上领先于其他国家。全球互联网用户的人口统计数据显示，截至2023年，全球女性互联网用户占比为65%，比男性低5%。在阿拉伯国家和非洲，互联网使用性别差异更为显著，约相差10%。在全球各地区，如独立国家联合体和欧洲，性别差距较小。截至2023年，全球各地区15至24岁的互联网使用率均较高，其中欧洲年轻人的互联网使用渗透率最为显著，达到98%。相比之下，全球15至24岁年龄组的平均互联网使用率为79%。此外，国家的收入水平也是互联网接入的重要因素，高收入国家的互联网使用率据报道达到93%，而低收入市场的互联网使用率仅为27%。