Kiribati Internet Users

Kiribati’s share of the population using the Internet rose from 0.00 percent in 1990 to a striking 105.11 percent in 2025, marking the highest penetration among the 190 economies tracked by the World Bank and placing the nation sixth globally. The all‑time peak coincides with the latest year in the series, reflecting a rapid diffusion of mobile broadband and extensive public‑private initiatives to extend connectivity across the dispersed atolls. By contrast, the trough in 1990 underscores the country’s late entry into the digital age, a gap closed through aggressive infrastructure projects and satellite‑based services. Kiribati’s figure is marginally lower than Mongolia’s 105.49 percent and the Philippines’ 105.71 percent, suggesting that the Pacific island state now competes with larger, more diversified economies in terms of user density. Continued investment in resilient undersea cables and renewable‑powered data centres is likely to sustain the upward trajectory, while any slowdown in funding could temper future growth.