Number of people using the Internet in Switzerland
Switzerland: Number of people using the Internet was 8.85 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Switzerland, 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
In 2025, number of people using the internet in Switzerland stood at 8.85 million people. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Switzerland peaked at 8.85 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 40,024 people, in 1990.
Switzerland ranks 71st 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 40,024 people | — |
| 1991 | 80,240 people | +100.5% |
| 1992 | 120,319 people | +49.9% |
| 1993 | 150,560 people | +25.1% |
| 1994 | 190,231 people | +26.3% |
| 1995 | 249,944 people | +31.4% |
| 1996 | 321,769 people | +28.7% |
| 1997 | 1.07 million people | +232.7% |
| 1998 | 1.76 million people | +64.7% |
| 1999 | 2.43 million people | +37.8% |
| 2000 | 3.38 million people | +39.3% |
| 2001 | 3.98 million people | +17.7% |
| 2002 | 4.47 million people | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 4.78 million people | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 5.01 million people | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 5.21 million people | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.67 million people | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 5.83 million people | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 6.06 million people | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 6.30 million people | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 6.57 million people | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 6.74 million people | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 6.81 million people | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 6.98 million people | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 6.85 million people | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.25 million people | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 7.46 million people | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.58 million people | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 7.82 million people | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.99 million people | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 8.15 million people | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.32 million people | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 8.47 million people | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 8.65 million people | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 8.77 million people | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 8.85 million people | +0.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 8.85 million people is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.26 million people, 2.7× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 8.85 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.52 million people, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Switzerland 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 | +232.7% | 321,769 people | 1.07 million people |
| 1991 | +100.5% | 40,024 people | 80,240 people |
| 1998 | +64.7% | 1.07 million people | 1.76 million people |
| 1992 | +49.9% | 80,240 people | 120,319 people |
| 2000 | +39.3% | 2.43 million people | 3.38 million people |
| 1999 | +37.8% | 1.76 million people | 2.43 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 641,575 people | 40,024 people | 2.43 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.07 million people | 3.38 million people | 6.30 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.20 million people | 6.57 million people | 7.99 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.53 million people | 8.15 million people | 8.85 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More science & technology data for Switzerland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 129.47 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.28 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 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 292.37 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.5767 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 271 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 271 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Switzerland?
- Number of people using the internet in Switzerland was 8.85 million 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.85 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,024 people in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for number of people using the internet?
- Switzerland ranks 71st out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.