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30 years of the internet · 1990–2024

The race to half online

Colour = years each country took to climb from 10% to 50% of people online. Press play to watch it happen, milestone by milestone.

≈ — people online right now

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1990
0 countries ≥50%
Source: Our World in Data / ITU (2025)
Fixed borders · colour = adoption speed · ⌘K search a country
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1990
2024
Years from 10% → 50%
2 yr · fast17 yr · slow
10%+, <50% No data / never
Share of people online
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Online % Mobile /100 Broadband /100