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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

2023 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
30 Algeria 76.2%
15 Argentina 89.2%
37 Bangladesh 44.5%
24 Brazil 84.2%
27 Bulgaria 80.4%
9 Canada 94.1%
8 Chile 94.5%
14 China 90.6%
29 Colombia 77.3%
38 Congo - Brazzaville 43.2%
41 Congo - Kinshasa 19.0%
21 Czechia 86.0%
32 Ecuador 72.7%
31 Egypt 74.0%
11 Finland 93.5%
19 France 86.8%
34 Gabon 68.2%
12 Germany 92.5%
23 Greece 85.0%
36 Honduras 58.1%
5 Hong Kong SAR China 96.0%
35 India 60.3%
33 Indonesia 69.2%
18 Italy 87.0%
25 Lebanon 81.7%
39 Liberia 31.2%
17 Lithuania 88.5%
26 Mexico 81.2%
4 Netherlands 97.0%
2 Norway 99.0%
28 Philippines 77.9%
20 Poland 86.4%
16 Romania 89.2%
13 Russia 92.2%
1 Saudi Arabia 100.0%
40 Sierra Leone 23.7%
3 South Korea 97.4%
7 Spain 95.4%
22 Türkiye 86.0%
6 United Kingdom 95.4%
10 United States 93.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2023

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.