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U.S. Internet Use: National Data.
How many people use the internet?
The historical record
Source snapshot2024
Latest observation in this snapshot—not a real-time reading. +1.2 pp vs 2023.
Fitted vertical axis · missing periods are not interpolated · annual
What the number means
Share of the population using the internet.
Use is different from a reliable home connection, affordability, speed, or digital literacy. A high national percentage can hide meaningful access gaps. Do not interpret it as proof that everyone can use essential online services.
Access does not establish affordability, connection speed, or digital literacy.
A better question to ask
Define whether a digital-access project solves coverage, price, equipment, skills, or accessibility—and test that outcome.
This is a prompt for investigation, not evidence that a particular policy works. A trend alone cannot establish a cause.
Read the related practical guide ↗Exact observations
25 available observations since 2000. Annual and quarterly dates represent the start of the reporting period; fiscal years are labeled explicitly. Display values are rounded to the precision shown; downloads retain the source values.
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| Reporting period | Period start | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-01-01 | 94.7% |
| 2023 | 2023-01-01 | 93.5% |
| 2022 | 2022-01-01 | 92.7% |
| 2021 | 2021-01-01 | 91.3% |
| 2020 | 2020-01-01 | 90.3% |
| 2019 | 2019-01-01 | 89.4% |
| 2018 | 2018-01-01 | 88.5% |
| 2017 | 2017-01-01 | 87.3% |
| 2016 | 2016-01-01 | 85.5% |
| 2015 | 2015-01-01 | 74.6% |
| 2014 | 2014-01-01 | 73.0% |
| 2013 | 2013-01-01 | 71.4% |
| 2012 | 2012-01-01 | 74.7% |
| 2011 | 2011-01-01 | 69.7% |
| 2010 | 2010-01-01 | 71.7% |
| 2009 | 2009-01-01 | 71.0% |
| 2008 | 2008-01-01 | 74.0% |
| 2007 | 2007-01-01 | 75.0% |
| 2006 | 2006-01-01 | 68.9% |
| 2005 | 2005-01-01 | 68.0% |
| 2004 | 2004-01-01 | 64.8% |
| 2003 | 2003-01-01 | 61.7% |
| 2002 | 2002-01-01 | 58.8% |
| 2001 | 2001-01-01 | 49.1% |
| 2000 | 2000-01-01 | 43.1% |
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- Series identifier
- IT.NET.USER.ZS
- Provider
- World Bank / original statistical sources
- Original source attribution
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union (ITU), uri: https://datahub.itu.int/
- Frequency
- Annual
- Source units
- % of people
- Displayed units
- % of people
- Retrieval time
- 2026-10-04T09:04:46.416Z
- Provider database update
- 2026-07-13 — not the observation date
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