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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
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People
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Economy
14 figures
Housing
1 figure
Education
4 figures
Tourism
4 figures
Climate
1 figure
Latest value · 2024
82.4%
+2.0 pp
since 2023
Countries · 2024
26 of 41
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
+26.9 pp
vs World
+8.8 pp
World: 73.6% · 2025
Internet users, 1990 – 2024 percent · Bulgaria · World
+26.9 pp since 2014
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
1990
2000
2005
2010
2015
2025
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
| Year | Bulgaria | Change | 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.
| # | Territory | Internet users | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 7.7% | |
| 41 | Congo - Brazzaville | 8.1% | |
| 40 | Congo - Kinshasa | 10.1% | |
| 39 | Liberia | 15.7% | |
| 38 | India | 16.5% | |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 16.9% | |
| 36 | Yemen | 24.6% | |
| 35 | Indonesia | 25.4% | |
| 34 | Honduras | 29.5% | |
| 33 | Philippines | 39.2% | |
| 32 | Egypt | 41.2% | |
| 31 | Algeria | 42.9% | |
| 30 | Gabon | 48.1% | |
| 29 | China | 53.2% | |
| 28 | Ecuador | 54.1% | |
| 27 | Colombia | 58.1% | |
| 26 | Türkiye | 58.3% | |
| 25 | Romania | 59.5% | |
| 24 | Mexico | 59.5% | |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 59.8% | |
| 22 | Brazil | 60.9% | |
| 21 | Italy | 61.3% | |
| 20 | Greece | 69.1% | |
| 19 | Argentina | 71.0% | |
| 18 | Russia | 73.1% | |
| 17 | Poland | 73.3% | |
| 16 | Lithuania | 74.4% | |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 74.9% | |
| 14 | Lebanon | 76.1% | |
| 13 | Czechia | 76.5% | |
| 12 | France | 79.3% | |
| 11 | Spain | 80.6% | |
| 10 | Chile | 83.6% | |
| 9 | Germany | 84.2% | |
| 8 | United States | 85.5% | |
| 7 | Hong Kong SAR China | 87.5% | |
| 6 | Finland | 87.7% | |
| 5 | Netherlands | 90.4% | |
| 4 | Canada | 91.2% | |
| 3 | South Korea | 92.8% | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 94.8% | |
| 1 | Norway | 97.3% |
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.
Education & commute
Bulgaria in numbers