Internet use 51.8%
% of population· 2024
Published observation
Over time Full published history Lesotho 2024 · 51.8%
0 12.95 25.9 38.85 51.8 1960 1993 2025 1990: 0% — Source: Telecomm Lesotho (TCL). 1996: 0% — Source: Telecomm Lesotho (TCL). 1997: 0% — Source: Telecomm Lesotho (TCL). 1998: 0% — Source: Telecomm Lesotho (TCL). 1999: 0.1% — Source: Telecomm Lesotho (TCL). 2000: 0.2% — Source and notes: Telecomm Lesotho (TCL)., 2001: 0.3% — Source and notes: Telecomm Lesotho (TCL)., 2002: 1.1% — Source and notes: Lesotho Telecommunications Authority (LTA)., 2003: 1.5% — Source and notes: Lesotho Telecommunications Authority (LTA)., 2004: 2.2% — Source and notes: Lesotho Telecommunications Authority (LTA)., 2005: 2.6% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2006: 3% — Source and notes: Lesotho Telecommunications Authority (LTA)., 2007: 3.4% — Source and notes: Lesotho Telecommunications Authority (LTA)., 2008: 3.6% — Source and notes: Lesotho Telecommunications Authority, 2009: 3.7% — Source and notes: Lesotho Telecommunications Authority, 2010: 3.9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2011: 7% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2012: 10% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2013: 15% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2014: 22% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2015: 25% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2016: 32.5% — Source and notes: LCA, 2017: 39% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2018: 40.8% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2019: 42.3% — Source and notes: Bureau of Statistics, 2020: 43.7% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2021: 45.1% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2022: 48.1% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2023: 49% — Source and notes: Gallup World Poll (estimate)., 2024: 51.8% 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.
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