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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

2020 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInternet users
32 Algeria 63.5%
13 Argentina 85.5%
37 Bangladesh 36.1%
19 Brazil 81.3%
28 Bulgaria 70.2%
7 Canada 92.3%
12 Chile 87.5%
29 China 70.1%
30 Colombia 69.8%
39 Congo - Brazzaville 22.0%
41 Congo - Kinshasa 14.5%
20 Czechia 81.3%
26 Ecuador 70.7%
24 Egypt 71.9%
8 Finland 92.2%
15 France 84.7%
31 Gabon 63.9%
11 Germany 89.8%
22 Greece 78.1%
35 Honduras 45.2%
6 Hong Kong SAR China 92.4%
36 India 43.4%
34 Indonesia 53.7%
27 Italy 70.5%
18 Lebanon 82.1%
38 Liberia 22.9%
17 Lithuania 83.1%
25 Mexico 71.5%
9 Netherlands 91.3%
4 Norway 94.6%
33 Philippines 53.8%
16 Poland 83.2%
21 Romania 78.5%
14 Russia 85.0%
1 Saudi Arabia 97.9%
40 Sierra Leone 17.1%
2 South Korea 96.5%
5 Spain 93.2%
23 Türkiye 77.7%
3 United Kingdom 94.8%
10 United States 90.3%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2020

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.