10 countries with the highest number of internet users
According to researchers Internet users worldwide have increased over the past few years and they continue to rise each year. Although countries with larger population have more internet users (a sheer number game), there are exceptions to this pattern. According to Exploding Topics, here is a list of countries that currently boast of the highest number of internet users:
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China — 1.05 billion users
China, with its enormous population, leads global internet usage with an estimated 1.05 billion users. Nearly 3 in 4 people (74.36%) in China are internet users.
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India — 692 million
India currently ranks second with just under half of its population (49.15%) using the internet – that accounts for 692 million people.
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US — 311.3 million
The US rounds off the top three with 311.3 million of its 331.9 million population using the internet (93.79%).
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Indonesia — 212.9 million
Indonesia ranks fourth in the list of countries with highest number of web users. In a population of 273.8 million, 77.76% use the internet.
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Brazil — 181.8 million
This South American country stands at the fifth position in the list of nations with the highest number of internet users. Brazil has a population of 214.3 million and nearly 85% of them access the internet.
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Russia — 127.6 million
Nearly 90% of 143.4 million Russians search the web which makes the country sixth on the list of countries with the highest number of internet users
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Nigeria — 122.5 million
More than half of the population of this African nation connects to the internet and places itself in the seventh rank on the list
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Japan — 102.5 million
There are 125.7 million Japanese internet users which is more than 80% of the nation’s population. This Asian country stands at the eighth position on the list.
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Mexico — 100.6 million
Nearly 80% population of this North American country access the web. Mexico, with
126.7 million users, is the ninth country with the highest number of internet users.