Number of people using the Internet in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of people using the Internet was 1.20 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Equatorial Guinea, 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
Equatorial Guinea recorded 1.20 million people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 353.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.20 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 148th of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1997 | 256.01 people | — |
| 1998 | 605.55 people | +136.5% |
| 1999 | 649.87 people | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 930.82 people | +43.2% |
| 2001 | 1,239 people | +33.1% |
| 2002 | 2,563 people | +106.8% |
| 2003 | 4,413 people | +72.2% |
| 2004 | 7,595 people | +72.1% |
| 2005 | 10,893 people | +43.4% |
| 2006 | 12,668 people | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 16,132 people | +27.3% |
| 2008 | 19,738 people | +22.4% |
| 2009 | 24,190 people | +22.6% |
| 2010 | 71,345 people | +194.9% |
| 2011 | 142,811 people | +100.2% |
| 2012 | 180,353 people | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 220,780 people | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 264,008 people | +19.6% |
| 2015 | 309,976 people | +17.4% |
| 2016 | 358,647 people | +15.7% |
| 2017 | 409,973 people | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 475,228 people | +15.9% |
| 2019 | 820,620 people | +72.7% |
| 2020 | 944,080 people | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 1.03 million people | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 1.15 million people | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 1.17 million people | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.20 million people | +2.1% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.20 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 24% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 1.20 million people is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.88 million people, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Equatorial Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +194.9% | 24,190 people | 71,345 people |
| 1998 | +136.5% | 256.01 people | 605.55 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 377.86 people | 0 people | 649.87 people | 4 |
| 2000s | 10,036 people | 930.82 people | 24,190 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 325,374 people | 71,345 people | 820,620 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million people | 944,080 people | 1.20 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More science & technology data for Equatorial Guinea
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 49.54 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.4954 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 893,441 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 31.85 units per square kilometre (2022)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.68 % change on previous year (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 9.4 % change on previous year (2022)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 3.44 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of people using the internet in Equatorial Guinea was 1.20 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 Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.20 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of people using the internet?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 148th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 353.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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.