Number of people using the Internet in India
India: Number of people using the Internet was 1.02 billion people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in India, 1990–2025
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
India recorded 1.02 billion people for number of people using the internet in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 417.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in India peaked at 1.02 billion people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
That places India 2nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 India, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1992 | 1,002 people | — |
| 1993 | 2,010 people | +100.6% |
| 1994 | 10,070 people | +401.0% |
| 1995 | 251,599 people | +2398.4% |
| 1996 | 453,591 people | +80.3% |
| 1997 | 707,387 people | +56.0% |
| 1998 | 1.42 million people | +100.2% |
| 1999 | 2.83 million people | +100.2% |
| 2000 | 5.58 million people | +96.9% |
| 2001 | 7.12 million people | +27.5% |
| 2002 | 16.88 million people | +137.2% |
| 2003 | 18.83 million people | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 22.45 million people | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 27.57 million people | +22.8% |
| 2006 | 32.91 million people | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 47.03 million people | +42.9% |
| 2008 | 52.91 million people | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 62.75 million people | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 93.26 million people | +48.6% |
| 2011 | 127.00 million people | +36.2% |
| 2012 | 141.93 million people | +11.8% |
| 2013 | 159.39 million people | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 177.16 million people | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 197.88 million people | +11.7% |
| 2016 | 221.75 million people | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 247.46 million people | +11.6% |
| 2018 | 276.05 million people | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 410.09 million people | +48.6% |
| 2020 | 608.81 million people | +48.5% |
| 2021 | 696.61 million people | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 796.81 million people | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 866.47 million people | +8.7% |
| 2024 | 942.29 million people | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 1.02 billion people | +8.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.02 billion people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.91 million people, 173.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 1.02 billion people is above the median for South Asia, which is 12.85 million people, 79.7× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +2398.4% | 10,070 people | 251,599 people |
| 1994 | +401.0% | 2,010 people | 10,070 people |
| 2002 | +137.2% | 7.12 million people | 16.88 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 630,662 people | 0 people | 2.83 million people | 9 |
| 2000s | 29.40 million people | 5.58 million people | 62.75 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 205.20 million people | 93.26 million people | 410.09 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 822.62 million people | 608.81 million people | 1.02 billion people | 6 |
Countries ranked near India
More science & technology data for India
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 79.35 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.7935 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 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 389.67 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.6206 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 228,174 (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 India?
- Number of people using the internet in India was 1.02 billion people in 2025, 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 billion people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does India rank for number of people using the internet?
- India ranks 2nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 417.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.