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South Africa: Individuals using the Internet

78.36percent · 2024+59.9% since 2014

Internet users are individuals who have used the Internet (from any location) in the last 3 months. The Internet can be used via a computer, mobile phone, personal digital assistant, games machine, digital TV etc. Annual figures for South Africa from 1990 to 2024.

19902024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202478.358
202378.337
202278.293
202174.969
202072.113
201969.697
201862.4
201756.167
201654
201551.919
201449
201346.5
201241
201133.97
201024
200910
20088.43
20078.065
20067.607
20057.489
20048.425
20037.008
20026.71
20016.347
20005.349
19994.12
19982.91
19971.63
19960.842
19950.677
19940.247
19930.114
19920.039
19910.013
19900

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Telecommunication Union. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Individuals using the Internet. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-individuals-using-the-internet (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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