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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

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
29 Algeria 74.8%
14 Argentina 88.4%
37 Bangladesh 41.6%
24 Brazil 80.5%
25 Bulgaria 79.1%
7 Canada 94.0%
11 Chile 92.3%
27 China 75.6%
30 Colombia 72.8%
38 Congo - Brazzaville 41.0%
41 Congo - Kinshasa 18.0%
20 Czechia 84.5%
32 Ecuador 69.7%
31 Egypt 72.2%
8 Finland 93.0%
18 France 85.3%
33 Gabon 67.7%
12 Germany 91.6%
22 Greece 83.2%
35 Honduras 56.9%
4 Hong Kong SAR China 95.6%
36 India 55.9%
34 Indonesia 66.5%
19 Italy 85.1%
23 Lebanon 81.5%
39 Liberia 30.4%
15 Lithuania 87.7%
26 Mexico 78.6%
10 Netherlands 92.5%
2 Norway 99.0%
28 Philippines 75.2%
16 Poland 86.9%
17 Romania 85.5%
13 Russia 90.4%
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%
40 Sierra Leone 21.5%
3 South Korea 97.2%
6 Spain 94.5%
21 Türkiye 83.4%
5 United Kingdom 95.5%
9 United States 92.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022

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.