Number of people using the Internet in Israel
Israel: Number of people using the Internet was 8.82 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Israel, 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 Israel is 8.82 million people, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Israel peaked at 8.82 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,173 people, in 1990.
Israel ranks 72nd 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,173 people | — |
| 1991 | 10,640 people | +105.7% |
| 1992 | 15,932 people | +49.7% |
| 1993 | 20,991 people | +31.8% |
| 1994 | 31,152 people | +48.4% |
| 1995 | 51,568 people | +65.5% |
| 1996 | 123,516 people | +139.5% |
| 1997 | 256,784 people | +107.9% |
| 1998 | 615,013 people | +139.5% |
| 1999 | 820,750 people | +33.5% |
| 2000 | 1.31 million people | +59.9% |
| 2001 | 1.12 million people | -14.8% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million people | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 1.31 million people | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million people | +18.3% |
| 2005 | 1.75 million people | +12.6% |
| 2006 | 1.97 million people | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 3.46 million people | +75.7% |
| 2008 | 4.34 million people | +25.6% |
| 2009 | 4.72 million people | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 5.15 million people | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 5.35 million people | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 5.60 million people | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 5.66 million people | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 6.16 million people | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 6.48 million people | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 6.81 million people | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 7.11 million people | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 7.44 million people | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 7.86 million people | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 8.31 million people | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 8.46 million people | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.78 million people | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 8.57 million people | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 8.82 million people | +2.9% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 8.82 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.26 million people, 2.7× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Israel's 8.82 million people is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 6.86 million people, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Israel 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 | +139.5% | 51,568 people | 123,516 people |
| 1998 | +139.5% | 256,784 people | 615,013 people |
| 1997 | +107.9% | 123,516 people | 256,784 people |
| 1991 | +105.7% | 5,173 people | 10,640 people |
| 2007 | +75.7% | 1.97 million people | 3.46 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 195,152 people | 5,173 people | 820,750 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.27 million people | 1.12 million people | 4.72 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.36 million people | 5.15 million people | 7.86 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.59 million people | 8.31 million people | 8.82 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More science & technology data for Israel
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 177.39 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.66 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 16.65 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 655.88 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 15.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 17.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 6,814 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 6,814 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Israel?
- Number of people using the internet in Israel was 8.82 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 8.82 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,173 people in 1990.
- How does Israel rank for number of people using the internet?
- Israel ranks 72nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Israel 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.