Watch the world come online from 1990 to 2025. Color intensity shows internet penetration rate by country.
Year
1990
Global Average
0.0%
Countries Online
0
0%95%+
Top 10 — 1990
Speed
Year
About this visualization — Internet users as a percentage of population, based on
World Bank Open Data (IT.NET.USER.ZS)
and ITU estimates. Data is sampled at key years and linearly interpolated for smooth animation.
Some early-1990s figures are estimated where official records begin later. Countries shown in dark gray have no data available.