Number of people using the Internet in Nepal
Nepal: Number of people using the Internet was 13.73 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Nepal, 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
Nepal recorded 13.73 million people for number of people using the internet in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 221.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Nepal peaked at 13.73 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Nepal ranks 51st of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of people using the Internet in Nepal, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1991 | 0 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 people | — |
| 1993 | 0 people | — |
| 1994 | 0 people | — |
| 1995 | 205.77 people | — |
| 1996 | 1,026 people | +398.4% |
| 1997 | 5,108 people | +398.0% |
| 1998 | 15,250 people | +198.5% |
| 1999 | 35,464 people | +132.5% |
| 2000 | 50,235 people | +41.7% |
| 2001 | 59,876 people | +19.2% |
| 2002 | 79,269 people | +32.4% |
| 2003 | 98,339 people | +24.1% |
| 2004 | 117,034 people | +19.0% |
| 2005 | 217,461 people | +85.8% |
| 2006 | 303,215 people | +39.4% |
| 2007 | 377,718 people | +24.6% |
| 2008 | 466,928 people | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 535,309 people | +14.6% |
| 2010 | 2.17 million people | +305.0% |
| 2011 | 2.47 million people | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 3.07 million people | +24.2% |
| 2013 | 3.67 million people | +19.5% |
| 2014 | 4.27 million people | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 4.89 million people | +14.5% |
| 2016 | 5.79 million people | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 6.81 million people | +17.6% |
| 2018 | 8.03 million people | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 9.47 million people | +17.9% |
| 2020 | 10.71 million people | +13.0% |
| 2021 | 12.08 million people | +12.8% |
| 2022 | 13.51 million people | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 13.60 million people | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 13.73 million people | +1.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 13.73 million people is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.91 million people, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 13.73 million people is above the median for South Asia, which is 12.85 million people, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Nepal 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 | +398.4% | 205.77 people | 1,026 people |
| 1997 | +398.0% | 1,026 people | 5,108 people |
| 2010 | +305.0% | 535,309 people | 2.17 million people |
| 1998 | +198.5% | 5,108 people | 15,250 people |
| 1999 | +132.5% | 15,250 people | 35,464 people |
| 2005 | +85.8% | 117,034 people | 217,461 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,705 people | 0 people | 35,464 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 230,538 people | 50,235 people | 535,309 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.06 million people | 2.17 million people | 9.47 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.73 million people | 10.71 million people | 13.73 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More science & technology data for Nepal
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 99.85 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 0.9985 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 29.61 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 243.94 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -15.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -15.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 1,591 (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 Nepal?
- Number of people using the internet in Nepal was 13.73 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 13.73 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Nepal rank for number of people using the internet?
- Nepal ranks 51st out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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.