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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

2025 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
1 China 91.6%
3 India 70.0%
2 Türkiye 89.8%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2025

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.