Number of people using the Internet in Brazil
Brazil: Number of people using the Internet was 179.06 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Brazil, 1990–2024
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people using the internet in Brazil stood at 179.06 million people. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Brazil peaked at 179.06 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Brazil ranks 5th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Brazil, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1991 | 4,992 people | — |
| 1992 | 19,902 people | +298.7% |
| 1993 | 39,983 people | +100.9% |
| 1994 | 60,043 people | +50.2% |
| 1995 | 169,822 people | +182.8% |
| 1996 | 740,554 people | +336.1% |
| 1997 | 1.31 million people | +76.9% |
| 1998 | 2.50 million people | +91.1% |
| 1999 | 3.50 million people | +39.9% |
| 2000 | 5.00 million people | +42.7% |
| 2001 | 7.98 million people | +59.8% |
| 2002 | 16.33 million people | +104.6% |
| 2003 | 23.86 million people | +46.1% |
| 2004 | 34.84 million people | +46.1% |
| 2005 | 38.83 million people | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 52.60 million people | +35.5% |
| 2007 | 58.23 million people | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 64.40 million people | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 75.33 million people | +17.0% |
| 2010 | 78.74 million people | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 89.23 million people | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 95.60 million people | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 101.30 million people | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 109.15 million people | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 117.63 million people | +7.8% |
| 2016 | 123.70 million people | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 138.12 million people | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 145.17 million people | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 153.34 million people | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 169.73 million people | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 169.09 million people | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 169.35 million people | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 177.68 million people | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 179.06 million people | +0.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 179.06 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 36.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 179.06 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.20 million people, 55.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +336.1% | 169,822 people | 740,554 people |
| 1992 | +298.7% | 4,992 people | 19,902 people |
| 1995 | +182.8% | 60,043 people | 169,822 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 835,030 people | 0 people | 3.50 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.74 million people | 5.00 million people | 75.33 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.20 million people | 78.74 million people | 153.34 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 172.98 million people | 169.09 million people | 179.06 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More science & technology data for Brazil
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.93 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.02 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 216.08 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 25.52 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.8978 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 58,292 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0003 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Brazil?
- Number of people using the internet in Brazil was 179.06 million people in 2024, according to World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026); United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, vi.
- What is the highest number of people using the internet recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 179.06 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Brazil rank for number of people using the internet?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures 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 part of Number of people using the Internet. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of people who used the Internet in the last three months.