Internet use 78.4%
% of population· 2024
Published observation
Over time Full published history South Africa 2024 · 78.4%
0 19.59 39.18 58.77 78.36 1960 1993 2025 1990: 0% — Source: Telkom SA Limited (Telkom). 1991: 0% — Source: ITU estimate. 1992: 0% — Source: ITU estimate. 1993: 0.1% — Source: ITU estimate. 1994: 0.2% — Source: Media Africa; Internet Solutions; W2003-2004. 1995: 0.7% — Source: Media Africa; Internet Solutions; W2003-2004. 1996: 0.8% — Source: Media Africa; Internet Solutions; W2003-2004. 1997: 1.6% — Source: Media Africa; Internet Solutions; W2003-2004. 1998: 2.9% — Source: Media Africa; Internet Solutions; W2003-2004. 1999: 4.1% — Source: Media Africa; Internet Solutions; W2003-2004. 2000: 5.3% — Source and notes: Media Africa, Internet Solutions, W2003-2004., 2001: 6.3% — Source and notes: Media Africa, Internet Solutions, W2003-2004., 2002: 6.7% — Source and notes: Media Africa, Internet Solutions, W2003-2004., 2003: 7% — Source and notes: Media Africa, Internet Solutions, W2003-2004., 2004: 8.4% — Source and notes: Media Africa, Internet Solutions, W2003-2004., 2005: 7.5% — Source and notes: Media Africa, Internet Solutions, W2003-2004., 2006: 7.6% — Source and notes: Media Africa, Internet Solutions, W2003-2004., 2007: 8.1% — Source and notes: World Wide Worx., 2008: 8.4% — Source and notes: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa, 2009: 10% — Source and notes: ITU estimate based on SAARF., 2010: 24% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2011: 34% — Source and notes: Statistics South Africa, Population age 5+. 2012: 41% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2013: 46.5% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2014: 49% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2015: 51.9% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2016: 54% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2017: 56.2% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2018: 62.4% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2019: 69.7% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2020: 72.1% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2021: 75% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2022: 78.3% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2023: 78.3% — Source and notes: ITU estimate., 2024: 78.4% 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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