Number of people using the Internet in Turkey
Turkey: Number of people using the Internet was 77.09 million people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Number of people using the Internet in Turkey, 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 Turkey stood at 77.09 million people. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 83.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people using the internet in Turkey peaked at 77.09 million people in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 17th 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 people | — |
| 1993 | 4,991 people | — |
| 1994 | 29,957 people | +500.2% |
| 1995 | 49,857 people | +66.4% |
| 1996 | 119,566 people | +139.8% |
| 1997 | 297,923 people | +149.2% |
| 1998 | 445,503 people | +49.5% |
| 1999 | 1.48 million people | +232.0% |
| 2000 | 2.46 million people | +66.4% |
| 2001 | 3.44 million people | +39.7% |
| 2002 | 7.63 million people | +121.9% |
| 2003 | 8.36 million people | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 10.00 million people | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 10.72 million people | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 12.78 million people | +19.2% |
| 2007 | 20.09 million people | +57.2% |
| 2008 | 24.42 million people | +21.6% |
| 2009 | 26.22 million people | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 29.13 million people | +11.1% |
| 2011 | 31.96 million people | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 33.93 million people | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 35.22 million people | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 39.39 million people | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 42.04 million people | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 46.26 million people | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 51.95 million people | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 57.83 million people | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 61.09 million people | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 64.76 million people | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 68.50 million people | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 70.90 million people | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 73.35 million people | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 74.66 million people | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 77.09 million people | +3.3% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 77.09 million people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.93 million people, 15.6× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 77.09 million people is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.52 million people, 14.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of people using the Internet in Turkey 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +500.2% | 4,991 people | 29,957 people |
| 1999 | +232.0% | 445,503 people | 1.48 million people |
| 1997 | +149.2% | 119,566 people | 297,923 people |
| 1996 | +139.8% | 49,857 people | 119,566 people |
| 2002 | +121.9% | 3.44 million people | 7.63 million people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 303,370 people | 0 people | 1.48 million people | 8 |
| 2000s | 12.61 million people | 2.46 million people | 26.22 million people | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.88 million people | 29.13 million people | 61.09 million people | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.55 million people | 64.76 million people | 77.09 million people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More science & technology data for Turkey
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 107.83 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 94.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 119.84 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 2.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents, gaps filled 347 (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 347 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people using the internet in Turkey?
- Number of people using the internet in Turkey was 77.09 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 77.09 million people in 2025.
- What is the lowest number of people using the internet recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for number of people using the internet?
- Turkey ranks 17th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is number of people using the internet rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 83.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkey 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.