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Internet users in Bulgaria

1990 – 2024 · 33 data points 26 of 41 · Countries Updated Oct 21, 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

2024 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
29 Algeria 77.4%
16 Argentina 89.7%
37 Bangladesh 53.4%
24 Brazil 84.5%
26 Bulgaria 82.4%
11 Canada 94.4%
7 Chile 95.6%
14 China 92.0%
28 Colombia 79.3%
38 Congo - Brazzaville 47.3%
41 Congo - Kinshasa 19.7%
21 Czechia 87.7%
30 Ecuador 77.2%
31 Egypt 74.6%
12 Finland 93.7%
19 France 88.7%
33 Gabon 68.7%
13 Germany 93.5%
23 Greece 86.3%
36 Honduras 58.6%
6 Hong Kong SAR China 95.8%
35 India 64.9%
32 Indonesia 72.8%
17 Italy 89.2%
27 Lebanon 80.6%
39 Liberia 32.2%
18 Lithuania 89.2%
25 Mexico 83.1%
4 Netherlands 97.0%
2 Norway 99.0%
34 Philippines 67.3%
20 Poland 88.6%
15 Romania 91.3%
10 Russia 94.4%
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%
40 Sierra Leone 25.1%
3 South Korea 97.9%
5 Spain 95.8%
22 Türkiye 87.3%
8 United Kingdom 95.5%
9 United States 94.7%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2024

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.