Number of people using the Internet in Thailand
Thailand: Number of people using the Internet was 65.12 million people in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Thailand, 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
Thailand recorded 65.12 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 1.4% on the previous year and up 165.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Thailand peaked at 65.12 million people in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Thailand ranks 19th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1991 | 29.04 people | — |
| 1992 | 194.46 people | +569.6% |
| 1993 | 7,808 people | +3915.0% |
| 1994 | 22,489 people | +188.0% |
| 1995 | 44,206 people | +96.6% |
| 1996 | 68,908 people | +55.9% |
| 1997 | 219,216 people | +218.1% |
| 1998 | 670,597 people | +205.9% |
| 1999 | 1.51 million people | +125.7% |
| 2000 | 2.32 million people | +53.5% |
| 2001 | 3.54 million people | +52.2% |
| 2002 | 4.84 million people | +36.9% |
| 2003 | 6.03 million people | +24.6% |
| 2004 | 6.99 million people | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 9.92 million people | +41.9% |
| 2006 | 11.42 million people | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 13.44 million people | +17.7% |
| 2008 | 12.31 million people | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 13.69 million people | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 15.36 million people | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 16.33 million people | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 18.37 million people | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 20.21 million people | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 24.50 million people | +21.2% |
| 2015 | 27.73 million people | +13.2% |
| 2016 | 33.66 million people | +21.4% |
| 2017 | 37.64 million people | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 40.55 million people | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 47.67 million people | +17.5% |
| 2020 | 55.77 million people | +17.0% |
| 2021 | 61.16 million people | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 63.11 million people | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 64.20 million people | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 65.12 million people | +1.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 65.12 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 13.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 65.12 million people is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 693,850 people, 93.9× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +3915.0% | 194.46 people | 7,808 people |
| 1992 | +569.6% | 29.04 people | 194.46 people |
| 1997 | +218.1% | 68,908 people | 219,216 people |
| 1998 | +205.9% | 219,216 people | 670,597 people |
| 1994 | +188.0% | 7,808 people | 22,489 people |
| 1999 | +125.7% | 670,597 people | 1.51 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 254,732 people | 0 people | 1.51 million people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.45 million people | 2.32 million people | 13.69 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.20 million people | 15.36 million people | 47.67 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.87 million people | 55.77 million people | 65.12 million people | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 16 Philippines 77.92 million people compare
- 17 Turkey 77.09 million people compare
- 18 United Kingdom 66.14 million people compare
- 20 France 60.77 million people compare
- 21 Italy 52.60 million people compare
- 22 South Korea 50.66 million people compare
More science & technology data for Thailand
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 160.64 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.61 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 115.13 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 236.69 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -4.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 16,656 (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 Thailand?
- Number of people using the internet in Thailand was 65.12 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 65.12 million people in 2024.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Thailand rank for number of people using the internet?
- Thailand ranks 19th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 165.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Thailand 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.