Number of people using the Internet in Ecuador
Ecuador: Number of people using the Internet was 14.00 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Ecuador, 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
Ecuador recorded 14.00 million people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 91.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Ecuador peaked at 14.00 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Ecuador ranks 50th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1992 | 559.62 people | — |
| 1993 | 1,829 people | +226.9% |
| 1994 | 3,958 people | +116.3% |
| 1995 | 5,077 people | +28.3% |
| 1996 | 10,181 people | +100.5% |
| 1997 | 13,234 people | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 15,314 people | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 102,635 people | +570.2% |
| 2000 | 185,540 people | +80.8% |
| 2001 | 344,774 people | +85.8% |
| 2002 | 559,804 people | +62.4% |
| 2003 | 596,435 people | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 657,905 people | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 829,980 people | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 1.01 million people | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 1.55 million people | +52.6% |
| 2008 | 2.74 million people | +77.1% |
| 2009 | 3.65 million people | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 4.38 million people | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 4.81 million people | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 5.47 million people | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 6.37 million people | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 7.31 million people | +14.8% |
| 2015 | 7.96 million people | +8.9% |
| 2016 | 8.92 million people | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 9.35 million people | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 9.80 million people | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 10.27 million people | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 12.41 million people | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 12.22 million people | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 12.43 million people | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 13.07 million people | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 14.00 million people | +7.1% |
Ecuador compared with similar countries
- Ecuador's 14.00 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 2.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Ecuador's 14.00 million people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.20 million people, 4.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Ecuador 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +570.2% | 15,314 people | 102,635 people |
| 1993 | +226.9% | 559.62 people | 1,829 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,976 people | 0 people | 102,635 people | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.21 million people | 185,540 people | 3.65 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.46 million people | 4.38 million people | 10.27 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.82 million people | 12.22 million people | 14.00 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
More science & technology data for Ecuador
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 101.6 (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 18.43 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 73.14 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.5602 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3,530 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Ecuador?
- Number of people using the internet in Ecuador was 14.00 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 Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 14.00 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Ecuador rank for number of people using the internet?
- Ecuador ranks 50th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.