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There are 1.8 billion internet users in the world, but what countries have the highest web usage?

Top 10 countries
China – 420.0m
United States – 234.4m
Japan – 99.1m
India – 81.0m
Brazil – 72.0m
Germany – 65.1m
Russia – 59.7m
United Kingdom – 51.4m
France – 44.6m
Nigeria – 44.0m

Some facts…

• The top 10 countries on the Internet have a combined total of 1.17 billion Internet users. That’s 65% of all Internet users in the world.
• There are 32 countries with more than 10 million Internet users.
• India is the fourth largest country in terms of Internet users, despite only having an Internet penetration of 6.9%. This is due to its huge population.
• China takes the top spot both in terms of population and Internet users. China has almost twice as many Internet users as the United States.

What countries have potential growth?

Below are the countries with the best growth potential in the top 10. With each country so vast, each has the potential for major growth within the next few years.

China 1,330.1m people – 420.0m internet users
India 1,173.1m people – 81.0m internet users
Brazil 198.7m people – 72.0m internet users