France vs Turkey: Number of people using the Internet
France
60.77 million people
in 2024
Turkey
77.09 million people
in 2025
France rank
20th
Turkey rank
17th
Number of people using the Internet over time
- France
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 77.09 million people against 60.77 million people in France, a difference of 16.32 million people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
France ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th of 208 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 million people | 303,370 people | 1.61 million people | France |
| 2000s | 28.16 million people | 12.61 million people | 15.55 million people | France |
| 2010s | 53.41 million people | 42.88 million people | 10.53 million people | France |
| 2020s | 58.80 million people | 70.44 million people | 11.64 million people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of people using the internet, France or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 77.09 million people against 60.77 million people in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in number of people using the internet between France and Turkey?
- 16.32 million people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Turkey?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do France and Turkey rank globally for number of people using the internet?
- France ranks 20th and Turkey ranks 17th 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.