Number of people using the Internet in Egypt
Egypt: Number of people using the Internet was 86.99 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Egypt, 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
The most recent figure for number of people using the internet in Egypt is 86.99 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 163.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Egypt peaked at 86.99 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 12th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1993 | 614.06 people | — |
| 1994 | 4,101 people | +567.9% |
| 1995 | 20,549 people | +401.0% |
| 1996 | 41,222 people | +100.6% |
| 1997 | 61,931 people | +50.2% |
| 1998 | 103,516 people | +67.1% |
| 1999 | 207,411 people | +100.4% |
| 2000 | 468,658 people | +126.0% |
| 2001 | 626,290 people | +33.6% |
| 2002 | 2.07 million people | +231.1% |
| 2003 | 3.14 million people | +51.6% |
| 2004 | 9.47 million people | +201.4% |
| 2005 | 10.34 million people | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 11.30 million people | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 13.51 million people | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 15.46 million people | +14.5% |
| 2009 | 17.50 million people | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 19.27 million people | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 23.32 million people | +21.0% |
| 2012 | 24.59 million people | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 28.03 million people | +14.0% |
| 2014 | 33.06 million people | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 37.67 million people | +13.9% |
| 2016 | 41.93 million people | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 46.61 million people | +11.2% |
| 2018 | 49.59 million people | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 61.61 million people | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 78.61 million people | +27.6% |
| 2021 | 79.95 million people | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 81.31 million people | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 84.77 million people | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 86.99 million people | +2.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 86.99 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.91 million people, 14.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 86.99 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.86 million people, 12.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +567.9% | 614.06 people | 4,101 people |
| 1995 | +401.0% | 4,101 people | 20,549 people |
| 2002 | +231.1% | 626,290 people | 2.07 million people |
| 2004 | +201.4% | 3.14 million people | 9.47 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54,918 people | 0 people | 207,411 people | 8 |
| 2000s | 8.39 million people | 468,658 people | 17.50 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.57 million people | 19.27 million people | 61.61 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.33 million people | 78.61 million people | 86.99 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More science & technology data for Egypt
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 97.13 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 106.81 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 1,272 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 1,272 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Egypt?
- Number of people using the internet in Egypt was 86.99 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 86.99 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for number of people using the internet?
- Egypt ranks 12th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 163.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.