Brazil vs India: Number of people using the Internet
Brazil
179.06 million people
in 2024
India
1.02 billion people
in 2025
Brazil rank
5th
India rank
2nd
Number of people using the Internet over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.02 billion people against 179.06 million people in Brazil, a difference of 845.65 million people.
That makes India's figure about 5.7 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was India ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 927,257 people | 630,662 people | 296,595 people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 37.74 million people | 29.40 million people | 8.34 million people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 115.20 million people | 205.20 million people | 90.00 million people | India |
| 2020s | 172.98 million people | 782.20 million people | 609.22 million people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people using the internet, Brazil or India?
- India, at 1.02 billion people against 179.06 million people in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people using the internet between Brazil and India?
- 845.65 million people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for number of people using the internet?
- Brazil ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi, published as Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.