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Internet users in Bulgaria

1990 – 2024 · 33 data points 26 of 41 · Countries Updated Oct 22, 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · Bulgaria · World
+26.9 pp since 2014
Bulgaria World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Compared with Internet users · percent
Bulgaria
82.4%
World
73.6% · 2025

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Bulgaria · 1990 – 2024
Latest value 82.4% · 2024
First value 0.0% · 1990
Highest 82.4% · 2024
Lowest 0.0% · 1990
Data points 33

By year

All years · 1990 – 2024

YearBulgariaChange World
2024 82.4% +2.0 pp 71.2%
2023 80.4% +1.3 pp 69.2%
2022 79.1% +3.9 pp 67.0%
2021 75.3% +5.1 pp 63.8%
2020 70.2% +2.2 pp 60.1%
2019 67.9% +3.2 pp 53.9%
2018 64.8% +1.4 pp 49.4%
2017 63.4% +3.6 pp 46.3%
2016 59.8% +3.2 pp 43.6%
2015 56.7% +1.2 pp 39.9%
2014 55.5% +2.4 pp 37.4%
2013 53.1% +1.2 pp 35.3%
2012 51.9% +3.9 pp 33.3%
2011 48.0% +1.7 pp 30.9%
2010 46.2% +1.2 pp 28.4%
2009 45.0% +5.3 pp 25.3%
2008 39.7% +6.0 pp 22.8%
2007 33.6% +6.6 pp 20.2%
2006 27.1% +7.1 pp 17.2%
2005 20.0% +1.8 pp 15.6%
2004 18.1% +6.1 pp —
2003 12.0% +3.0 pp —
2002 9.1% +1.5 pp —
2001 7.6% +2.2 pp —
2000 5.4% +2.5 pp —
1999 2.9% +1.1 pp —
1998 1.8% +0.6 pp —
1997 1.2% +0.5 pp —
1996 0.7% +0.6 pp —
1995 0.1% +0.1 pp —
1994 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1993 0.0% +0.0 pp —
1990 0.0% —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1990 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
32 Algeria 55.8%
19 Argentina 79.9%
36 Bangladesh 30.4%
22 Brazil 73.9%
25 Bulgaria 67.9%
6 Canada 91.9%
12 Chile 85.0%
28 China 64.1%
27 Colombia 65.0%
40 Congo - Brazzaville 16.1%
42 Congo - Kinshasa 13.0%
17 Czechia 80.9%
30 Ecuador 59.2%
31 Egypt 57.3%
9 Finland 89.6%
13 France 83.3%
29 Gabon 59.5%
11 Germany 88.1%
20 Greece 75.7%
35 Honduras 39.4%
7 Hong Kong SAR China 91.7%
37 India 29.5%
33 Indonesia 47.7%
26 Italy 67.9%
16 Lebanon 81.5%
38 Liberia 19.9%
15 Lithuania 81.6%
24 Mexico 69.6%
4 Netherlands 93.3%
1 Norway 98.0%
34 Philippines 43.0%
18 Poland 80.4%
23 Romania 73.7%
14 Russia 82.6%
3 Saudi Arabia 95.7%
41 Sierra Leone 15.7%
2 South Korea 96.2%
8 Spain 90.7%
21 Türkiye 74.0%
5 United Kingdom 92.5%
10 United States 89.4%
39 Yemen 17.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019

What it means

The share of people who used the internet in the last three months.

How it is calculated

Internet users of any age and device divided by the population, from surveys and estimates.