Here are the Top 10 countries with the highest number of internet users in the world (based on the most recent 2025 global data) measured by total people online (not penetration rate):🌐 Top 10 Countries by Internet Users (2025 figures)
🇨🇳 China ~ 1.11 billion users — largest online population in the world.
🇮🇳 India ~ 806 million users — huge and fast-growing digital base. The Indian Express
🇺🇸 United States ~ 322 million users — high penetration in a developed market.
🇮🇩 Indonesia ~ 212 million users.
🇧🇷 Brazil ~ 183 million users.
🇷🇺 Russia ~ 133 million users.
🇵🇰 Pakistan ~ 116 million users.
🇲🇽 Mexico ~ 110 million users.
🇯🇵 Japan ~ 109 million users.
🇳🇬 Nigeria ~ 107 million users — biggest African online base.
Key insight: The ranking reflects total connected population size, so countries with large overall populations (like China and India) dominate the list even if not everyone in the country is connected. �
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Source: The Indian Express
