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United Kingdom - Internet Users 1997

Name: United Kingdom Internet Users 1997
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Individuals using the Internet · World Bank

7.39% +3.27% from 1996 Global rank: 19th

United Kingdom's internet users was 7.39% in 1997, increased +3.27% from 4.12% in 1996. This was the 19th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1997▾

Internet Users by Country - 1997
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Iceland	27.50%	85.8%
2nd	Bermuda	24.20%	49.4%
3rd	Sweden	23.70%	162.2%
4th	United States	21.60%	31.7%
5th	Norway	20.40%	11.5%
6th	Finland	19.50%	16.1%
7th	Australia	16.40%	400.0%
8th	Canada	15.10%	123.4%
9th	Switzerland	15.10%	231.9%
10th	New Zealand	14.60%	81.6%
11th	Netherlands	14.10%	46.1%
12th	Singapore	13.50%	61.7%
13th	Denmark	11.40%	99.6%
14th	Hong Kong SAR, China	10.50%	121.1%
15th	Austria	9.53%	37.9%
16th	Japan	9.16%	109.6%
17th	Greenland	7.95%	341.7%
18th	Slovenia	7.59%	49.7%
19th	United Kingdom	7.39%	79.4%
20th	Luxembourg	7.14%	28.6%
21st	Virgin Islands (US)	6.95%	49.5%
22nd	Germany	6.71%	120.0%
23rd	Estonia	5.71%	61.8%
24th	Portugal	4.95%	66.1%
25th	Belgium	4.94%	66.3%
26th	Brunei Darussalam	4.83%	46.4%
27th	Faroe Islands	4.60%	98.3%
28th	Israel	4.40%	102.8%
29th	Cyprus	4.38%	550.8%
30th	France	4.26%	65.1%
31st	Ireland	4.09%	85.9%
32nd	Malta	3.92%	273.3%
33rd	Korea	3.60%	122.2%
34th	Antigua and Barbuda	3.48%	21.7%
35th	Uruguay	3.36%	81.6%
36th	United Arab Emirates	3.30%	780.0%
37th	Qatar	3.08%	231.2%
38th	Andorra	3.05%	99.3%
39th	Czechia	2.92%	50.5%
40th	Spain	2.80%	110.5%
41st	Gibraltar	2.66%	-
42nd	Macao SAR, China	2.36%	224.6%
43rd	Guam	2.34%	72.1%
44th	Malaysia	2.31%	171.1%
45th	Italy	2.28%	123.5%
46th	St. Kitts and Nevis	2.26%	15.9%
47th	Kuwait	2.17%	153.5%
48th	Poland	2.07%	59.2%
49th	Latvia	2.05%	152.2%
50th	Hungary	1.94%	100.2%
51st	Greece	1.85%	32.1%
52nd	Croatia	1.73%	101.4%
53rd	Bahrain	1.65%	95.7%
54th	Costa Rica	1.64%	95.0%
55th	South Africa	1.63%	93.6%
56th	San Marino	1.42%	-0.7%
57th	Bahamas, The	1.36%	-22.3%
58th	Puerto Rico (US)	1.33%	396.3%
59th	Belize	1.29%	46.1%
60th	Seychelles	1.28%	96.6%
61st	Lebanon	1.24%	785.7%
62nd	Bulgaria	1.22%	68.3%
63rd	Slovak Republic	1.17%	49.4%
64th	Trinidad and Tobago	1.17%	197.7%
65th	Chile	1.06%	55.2%
66th	Suriname	1.00%	342.5%
67th	St. Lucia	0.99%	48.1%
68th	Grenada	0.99%	232.6%
69th	New Caledonia	0.99%	290.9%
70th	Lithuania	0.98%	253.1%
71st	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	0.93%	91.7%
72nd	Jamaica	0.80%	35.0%
73rd	Brazil	0.79%	74.3%
74th	Barbados	0.78%	101.3%
75th	Mexico	0.63%	213.5%
76th	Jordan	0.60%	1,234.1%
77th	Micronesia, Federated States of	0.57%	105.4%
78th	Colombia	0.55%	67.0%
79th	Panama	0.54%	145.0%
80th	Tonga	0.51%	211.6%
81st	North Macedonia	0.50%	563.2%
82nd	Mauritius	0.48%	158.7%
83rd	Türkiye	0.47%	145.6%
84th	Russian Federation	0.47%	75.2%
85th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	0.45%	128.6%
86th	Romania	0.45%	100.5%
87th	Oman	0.44%	-
88th	Peru	0.40%	63.8%
89th	Solomon Islands	0.39%	45.7%
90th	Thailand	0.36%	213.9%
91st	Maldives	0.31%	36.1%
92nd	Botswana	0.31%	96.2%
93rd	Argentina	0.28%	97.2%
94th	El Salvador	0.26%	197.5%
95th	Cabo Verde	0.24%	-
96th	Fiji	0.22%	246.3%
97th	French Polynesia	0.21%	135.2%
98th	Togo	0.21%	1,835.8%
99th	Nicaragua	0.21%	144.9%
100th	Ukraine	0.20%	101.8%
101st	Indonesia	0.20%	244.5%
102nd	Samoa	0.18%	-
103rd	Honduras	0.17%	291.3%
104th	Sri Lanka	0.16%	197.2%
105th	Dominican Republic	0.14%	90.7%
106th	Vanuatu	0.14%	146.5%
107th	Philippines	0.14%	145.1%
108th	Guyana	0.13%	100.3%
109th	Mongolia	0.11%	520.9%
110th	Armenia	0.11%	18.4%
111th	Ecuador	0.11%	27.6%
112th	Papua New Guinea	0.10%	4,779.2%
113th	Paraguay	0.10%	388.2%
114th	Guatemala	0.10%	389.7%
115th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	0.09%	47.2%
116th	Eswatini	0.09%	75.6%
117th	Djibouti	0.08%	165.7%
118th	India	0.07%	52.9%
119th	Cuba	0.07%	113.8%
120th	Kazakhstan	0.06%	103.1%
121st	Georgia	0.06%	51.9%
122nd	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.06%	293.4%
123rd	Namibia	0.06%	551.2%
124th	Saudi Arabia	0.05%	95.1%
125th	Gambia, The	0.05%	44.5%
126th	Belarus	0.05%	67.2%
127th	Albania	0.05%	50.9%
128th	Gabon	0.05%	-
129th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	0.05%	196.2%
130th	Tunisia	0.04%	58.3%
131st	Equatorial Guinea	0.04%	-
132nd	Kenya	0.03%	289.1%
133rd	Zimbabwe	0.03%	97.0%
134th	Syrian Arab Republic	0.03%	-
135th	China	0.03%	147.3%
136th	Moldova	0.03%	505.6%
137th	Ghana	0.03%	386.7%
138th	Pakistan	0.03%	819.7%
139th	Senegal	0.03%	143.8%
140th	Azerbaijan	0.03%	296.9%
141st	Benin	0.02%	1,355.6%
142nd	Nepal	0.02%	387.8%
143rd	Morocco	0.02%	280.3%
144th	Côte d'Ivoire	0.02%	123.5%
145th	Burkina Faso	0.02%	1,845.9%
146th	Nigeria	0.02%	94.8%
147th	Guinea-Bissau	0.02%	-
148th	Yemen, Republic of	0.02%	2,315.5%
149th	Central African Republic	0.01%	144.4%
150th	Madagascar	0.01%	286.5%
151st	Mozambique	0.01%	288.2%
152nd	Uzbekistan	0.01%	144.8%
153rd	Algeria	0.01%	492.0%
154th	Uganda	0.01%	122.5%
155th	Mali	0.01%	390.3%
156th	Zambia	0.01%	2.9%
157th	Eritrea	0.01%	-
158th	Burundi	0.01%	892.5%
159th	Tanzania	0.01%	387.7%
160th	Cameroon	0.01%	-
161st	Cambodia	0.01%	-
162nd	Angola	0.01%	630.7%
163rd	Lesotho	0.01%	95.8%
164th	Sierra Leone	0.00%	98.8%
165th	Malawi	0.00%	-
166th	Liberia	0.00%	-
167th	Mauritania	0.00%	-
168th	Viet Nam	0.00%	2,848.1%
169th	Guinea	0.00%	94.9%
170th	Congo, Republic of	0.00%	-1.7%
171st	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	0.00%	95.4%
172nd	Niger	0.00%	93.3%
173rd	Rwanda	0.00%	84.6%
174th	Sudan	0.00%	-
175th	Bangladesh	0.00%	-
176th	Chad	0.00%	-
177th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	0.00%	95.4%
178th	Comoros	0.00%	-
179th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	0.00%	-

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's internet users in 1997?▾

United Kingdom's internet users in 1997 was 7.39%. This ranked 19th globally.

How did United Kingdom's internet users change in 1997?▾

United Kingdom's internet users increased by 79.4% in 1997 compared to 1996.

Which country had the highest internet users in 1997?▾

Iceland had the highest internet users in 1997 at 27.50%.

What is the internet users of United Kingdom in 1997?▾

The internet users of United Kingdom in 1997 was 7.39%. This ranked 19th globally.

How does 1997 compare to 1996 for United Kingdom's internet users?▾

United Kingdom's internet users went from 4.12% in 1996 to 7.39% in 1997, a 79.4% increase.

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