Number of people using the Internet in Mongolia
Mongolia: Number of people using the Internet was 3.00 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Mongolia, 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
Mongolia recorded 3.00 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 2.9% on the previous year and up 407.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Mongolia peaked at 3.00 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
That places Mongolia 121st out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 196.02 people | — |
| 1996 | 411.23 people | +109.8% |
| 1997 | 2,590 people | +529.7% |
| 1998 | 3,393 people | +31.0% |
| 1999 | 11,973 people | +252.9% |
| 2000 | 29,989 people | +150.5% |
| 2001 | 39,971 people | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 49,950 people | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 228,277 people | +357.0% |
| 2006 | 231,045 people | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 234,167 people | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 259,034 people | +10.6% |
| 2009 | 269,112 people | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 279,339 people | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 348,289 people | +24.7% |
| 2012 | 465,712 people | +33.7% |
| 2013 | 513,124 people | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 590,917 people | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 681,044 people | +15.3% |
| 2016 | 687,758 people | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 746,744 people | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 1.51 million people | +102.5% |
| 2019 | 1.67 million people | +10.4% |
| 2020 | 2.08 million people | +24.6% |
| 2021 | 2.76 million people | +32.8% |
| 2022 | 2.78 million people | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 2.92 million people | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 3.00 million people | +2.9% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 3.00 million people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 61% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 3.00 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 693,850 people, 4.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Mongolia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +529.7% | 411.23 people | 2,590 people |
| 2005 | +357.0% | 49,950 people | 228,277 people |
| 1999 | +252.9% | 3,393 people | 11,973 people |
| 2000 | +150.5% | 11,973 people | 29,989 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,094 people | 0 people | 11,973 people | 6 |
| 2000s | 167,693 people | 29,989 people | 269,112 people | 8 |
| 2010s | 749,408 people | 279,339 people | 1.67 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.71 million people | 2.08 million people | 3.00 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More science & technology data for Mongolia
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 140.67 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.39 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 4.89 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 3.11 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.2941 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.9728 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 276.87 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Mongolia?
- Number of people using the internet in Mongolia was 3.00 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.00 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Mongolia rank for number of people using the internet?
- Mongolia ranks 121st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 407.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.