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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

2016 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
31 Algeria 42.9%
19 Argentina 71.0%
37 Bangladesh 16.9%
22 Brazil 60.9%
23 Bulgaria 59.8%
4 Canada 91.2%
10 Chile 83.6%
29 China 53.2%
27 Colombia 58.1%
41 Congo - Brazzaville 8.1%
40 Congo - Kinshasa 10.1%
13 Czechia 76.5%
28 Ecuador 54.1%
32 Egypt 41.2%
6 Finland 87.7%
12 France 79.3%
30 Gabon 48.1%
9 Germany 84.2%
20 Greece 69.1%
34 Honduras 29.5%
7 Hong Kong SAR China 87.5%
38 India 16.5%
35 Indonesia 25.4%
21 Italy 61.3%
14 Lebanon 76.1%
39 Liberia 15.7%
16 Lithuania 74.4%
24 Mexico 59.5%
5 Netherlands 90.4%
1 Norway 97.3%
33 Philippines 39.2%
17 Poland 73.3%
25 Romania 59.5%
18 Russia 73.1%
15 Saudi Arabia 74.9%
42 Sierra Leone 7.7%
3 South Korea 92.8%
11 Spain 80.6%
26 Türkiye 58.3%
2 United Kingdom 94.8%
8 United States 85.5%
36 Yemen 24.6%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2016

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.