World Sites & Apps: A ranked index of how the world goes online
World Sites & Apps indexes the 220 countries with the largest internet populations, ranked by the number of people online. Each country page is written in that country’s own language, covers the local digital landscape, the websites locals open most and the apps they rely on, and links every product to its official site. Currently 220 countries and territories, 1504 apps, 2808 local websites, 23 categories and 111 interface languages.
- Combined users
- 5.9 billion
- Share of world
- 98.1%
- Apps
- 1504
- Page languages
- 71
- China leads with about 1.3 billion internet users, followed by India (1 billion) and the United States (324 million) — together more than a third of everyone online.
- The 220 countries here account for roughly 5.9 billion internet users, about 98.1% of the world’s 6 billion.
- WhatsApp, YouTube, Instagram and Facebook travel furthest across borders; regional winners are usually domestic platforms.
- Every country page is written in the local language — German for Germany, Japanese for Japan, Portuguese for Brazil — and countries with several major languages get switchable versions.
The 220 biggest online markets, ranked
Ranked by internet users| Rank | Countries | Internet users | Penetration | Signature apps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.3 billion | 91.7% | WeChatQQWeCom | ||
| 2 | 1 billion | 69.7% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 3 | 324 million | 93.4% | WhatsAppSignalDiscord | ||
| 4 | 212 million | 74.1% | WhatsAppTelegramSignal | ||
| 5 | 183 million | 85.9% | WhatsAppDiscordInstagram | ||
| 6 | 133 million | 92.4% | TelegramWhatsAppViber | ||
| 7 | 117 million | 45.9% | WhatsAppViberSignal | ||
| 8 | 110 million | 83.3% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 9 | 107 million | 87.0% | LINEChatworkLINE WORKS | ||
| 10 | 107 million | 45.0% | WhatsAppTelegramSignal | ||
| 11 | 98 million | 83.8% | WhatsAppMessengerViber | ||
| 12 | 96 million | 81.4% | WhatsAppSignalFacebook | ||
| 13 | 80 million | 78.4% | ZaloMessengerViber | ||
| 14 | 79 million | 94.0% | WhatsAppSignalDiscord | ||
| 15 | 78 million | 44.3% | WhatsAppViberMessenger | ||
| 16 | 77 million | 87.5% | WhatsAppTelegramSignal | ||
| 17 | 73 million | 79.3% | TelegramWhatsAppBale | ||
| 18 | 68 million | 98.6% | WhatsAppSignalDiscord | ||
| 19 | 65 million | 90.3% | LINEMessengerSignal | ||
| 20 | 63 million | 94.0% | WhatsAppSignalElement | ||
| 21 | 53 million | 89.8% | WhatsAppSignalInstagram | ||
| 22 | 51 million | 78.5% | WhatsAppSignalayoba | ||
| 23 | 50 million | 96.2% | KakaoTalkLINE WORKSKakaoTalk | ||
| 24 | 46 million | 95.8% | WhatsAppSignalInstagram | ||
| 25 | 41 million | 89.1% | WhatsAppSignalInstagram | ||
| 26 | 40 million | 75.5% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 27 | 37 million | 78.7% | WhatsAppTelegramFacebook | ||
| 28 | 35 million | 85.4% | WhatsAppSessionInstagram | ||
| 29 | 34 million | 98.6% | WhatsAppBotimInstagram | ||
| 30 | 33 million | 91.7% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 31 | 33 million | 70.2% | WhatsAppFacebookFacebook | ||
| 32 | 33 million | 85.7% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 33 | 32.6 million | 86.9% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 34 | 31 million | 83.8% | WhatsAppTelegramInstagram | ||
| 35 | 30 million | 81.1% | WhatsAppMessengerTelegram | ||
| 36 | 26 million | 76.5% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 37 | 25 million | 22.3% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 38 | 24 million | 43.6% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 39 | 24 million | 69.6% | WhatsAppayobaFacebook | ||
| 40 | 24 million | 88.9% | WhatsAppSessionInstagram | ||
| 41 | 23.4 million | 40.7% | WhatsAppayobaFacebook | ||
| 42 | 22.6 million | 32.8% | WhatsAppayobaFacebook | ||
| 43 | 22 million | 16.7% | WhatsAppTelegramayoba | ||
| 44 | 22 million | 77.5% | WhatsAppTelegramInstagram | ||
| 45 | 21.5 million | 91.9% | WeChatWhatsAppLINE | ||
| 46 | 21.4 million | 93.0% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 47 | 19.4 million | 94.2% | WhatsAppTelegramInstagram | ||
| 48 | 18.5 million | 61.7% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 49 | 17.5 million | 97.2% | WhatsAppSessionInstagram | ||
| 50 | 17 million | 85.9% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 51 | 16.9 million | 88.9% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 52 | 15.1 million | 30.2% | WhatsAppayobaFacebook | ||
| 53 | 13 million | 25.5% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 54 | 13 million | 40.6% | WhatsAppayobaFacebook | ||
| 55 | 13 million | 70.3% | WhatsAppayobaFacebook | ||
| 56 | 13 million | 71.0% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 57 | 12 million | 41.4% | WhatsAppayobaFacebook | ||
| 58 | 11.2 million | 94.9% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 59 | 11 million | 26.8% | WhatsAppTelegramFacebook | ||
| 60 | 11 million | 62.5% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 61 | 11 million | 98.2% | WhatsAppBotimimo | ||
| 62 | 11 million | 29.7% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 63 | 11 million | 60.1% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 64 | 10.2 million | 88.7% | WhatsAppTelegramFacebook | ||
| 65 | 10.2 million | 96.2% | WhatsAppElementSession | ||
| 66 | 9.9 million | 90.8% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 67 | 9.1 million | 87.5% | WhatsAppTelegramZangi | ||
| 68 | 9 million | 20.9% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 69 | 9 million | 78.3% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 70 | 8.8 million | 88.9% | WhatsAppTelegramFacebook | ||
| 71 | 8.8 million | 84.6% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 72 | 8.7 million | 90.6% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 73 | 8.6 million | 86.0% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 74 | 8.6 million | 95.6% | WhatsAppElementThreema | ||
| 75 | 8.5 million | 34.0% | WhatsAppTelegramFacebook | ||
| 76 | 8.5 million | 92.4% | WhatsAppElementThreema | ||
| 77 | 8.5 million | 25.0% | WhatsAppayobaFacebook | ||
| 78 | 8.2 million | 67.2% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 79 | 8 million | 88.9% | WhatsAppTelegramViber | ||
| 80 | 8 million | 72.7% | WhatsAppMessengerTelegram | ||
| 81 | 7.5 million | 45.5% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 82 | 7.5 million | 60.5% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 83 | 7.2 million | 96.0% | WeChatWhatsAppWeCom | ||
| 84 | 7 million | 29.2% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 85 | 7 million | 30.4% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 86 | 6.5 million | 20.3% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 87 | 6.5 million | 30.2% | WhatsAppayobaFacebook | ||
| 88 | 6 million | 41.4% | WhatsAppayobaFacebook | ||
| 89 | 5.9 million | 98.3% | WhatsAppMessengerWeCom | ||
| 90 | 5.9 million | 98.3% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 91 | 5.8 million | 80.6% | WhatsAppTelegramInstagram | ||
| 92 | 5.6 million | 84.8% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 93 | 5.5 million | 98.2% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 94 | 5.5 million | 25.0% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 95 | 5.5 million | 74.3% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 96 | 5.5 million | 50.9% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 97 | 5.5 million | 87.3% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 98 | 5.5 million | 79.7% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 99 | 5.4 million | 96.4% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 100 | 5.1 million | 94.4% | WhatsAppInstagramSnapchat | ||
| 101 | 5 million | 78.1% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 102 | 5 million | 94.3% | WhatsAppSessionInstagram | ||
| 103 | 4.9 million | 84.5% | WhatsAppTelegramFacebook | ||
| 104 | 4.9 million | 98.0% | WhatsAppBotimInstagram | ||
| 105 | 4.9 million | 90.7% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 106 | 4.8 million | 61.5% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 107 | 4.6 million | 88.5% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 108 | 4.6 million | 86.8% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 109 | 4.5 million | 16.7% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 110 | 4.5 million | 32.1% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 111 | 4.5 million | 37.8% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 112 | 4.3 million | 40.6% | WhatsAppTelegramInstagram | ||
| 113 | 4.2 million | 60.0% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 114 | 4 million | 27.6% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 115 | 3.8 million | 69.1% | WhatsAppTelegramFacebook | ||
| 116 | 3.5 million | 18.4% | WhatsAppMessengerTelegram | ||
| 117 | 3.5 million | 36.8% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 118 | 3.4 million | 75.6% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 119 | 3.2 million | 84.2% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 120 | 3.2 million | 94.1% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 121 | 3.1 million | 100.0% | WhatsAppBotimInstagram | ||
| 122 | 2.9 million | 78.4% | WhatsAppTelegramInstagram | ||
| 123 | 2.9 million | 82.9% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 124 | 2.6 million | 13.0% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 125 | 2.6 million | 81.3% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 126 | 2.5 million | 89.3% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 127 | 2.5 million | 29.1% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 128 | 2.4 million | 80.0% | WhatsAppTelegramInstagram | ||
| 129 | 2.4 million | 75.0% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 130 | 2.4 million | 85.7% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 131 | 2.3 million | 44.2% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 132 | 2.2 million | 81.5% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 133 | 2.2 million | 19.1% | WhatsAppMessengerTelegram | ||
| 134 | 2.2 million | 84.6% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 135 | 1.9 million | 90.5% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 136 | 1.8 million | 32.1% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 137 | 1.8 million | 72.0% | WhatsAppayobaFacebook | ||
| 138 | 1.7 million | 70.8% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 139 | 1.7 million | 91.9% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 140 | 1.6 million | 21.6% | WhatsAppTelegramInstagram | ||
| 141 | 1.6 million | 100.0% | WhatsAppBotimInstagram | ||
| 142 | 1.6 million | 11.9% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 143 | 1.6 million | 64.0% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 144 | 1.6 million | 15.1% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 145 | 1.5 million | 83.3% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 146 | 1.4 million | 87.5% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 147 | 1.3 million | 21.0% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 148 | 1.3 million | 91.2% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 149 | 1.2 million | 92.3% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 150 | 1.2 million | 42.9% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 151 | 1.2 million | 80.0% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 152 | 1.1 million | 86.6% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 153 | 1 million | 27.8% | WhatsAppMessengerTelegram | ||
| 154 | 1 million | 43.5% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 155 | 800 thousand | 36.4% | WhatsAppMessengerTelegram | ||
| 156 | 800 thousand | 66.7% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 157 | 700 thousand | 87.5% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 158 | 700 thousand | 36.8% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 159 | 660 thousand | 97.1% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 160 | 650 thousand | 78.3% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 161 | 650 thousand | 69.9% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 162 | 620 thousand | 89.9% | WeChatWhatsAppWeCom | ||
| 163 | 600 thousand | 10.9% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 164 | 600 thousand | 54.5% | WhatsAppMessengerTelegram | ||
| 165 | 560 thousand | 40.0% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 166 | 550 thousand | 88.7% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 167 | 500 thousand | 90.9% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 168 | 500 thousand | 94.3% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 169 | 450 thousand | 84.9% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 170 | 450 thousand | 97.8% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 171 | 450 thousand | 71.4% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 172 | 400 thousand | 46.0% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 173 | 390 thousand | 100.0% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 174 | 350 thousand | 85.4% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 175 | 350 thousand | 42.7% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 176 | 300 thousand | 71.4% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 177 | 260 thousand | 92.9% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 178 | 250 thousand | 75.8% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 179 | 220 thousand | 75.9% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 180 | 220 thousand | 78.6% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 181 | 200 thousand | 83.3% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 182 | 150 thousand | 96.2% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 183 | 130 thousand | 59.1% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 184 | 130 thousand | 76.5% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 185 | 100 thousand | 92.6% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 186 | 90 thousand | 90.0% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 187 | 90 thousand | 69.2% | WhatsAppFacebookInstagram | ||
| 188 | 90 thousand | 75.0% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 189 | 90 thousand | 50.0% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 190 | 80 thousand | 94.1% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 191 | 80 thousand | 72.7% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 192 | 80 thousand | 85.1% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 193 | 75 thousand | 93.8% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 194 | 70 thousand | 93.3% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 195 | 70 thousand | 70.0% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 196 | 61 thousand | 95.3% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 197 | 60 thousand | 93.8% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 198 | 60 thousand | 82.2% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 199 | 60 thousand | 46.2% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 200 | 60 thousand | 54.5% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 201 | 53 thousand | 96.4% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 202 | 52 thousand | 91.2% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 203 | 45 thousand | 95.7% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 204 | 41 thousand | 93.2% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 205 | 40 thousand | 85.1% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 206 | 39 thousand | 97.5% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 207 | 38 thousand | 95.0% | WhatsAppThreemaInstagram | ||
| 208 | 33 thousand | 84.6% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 209 | 30 thousand | 65.2% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 210 | 30 thousand | 71.4% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 211 | 30 thousand | 66.7% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 212 | 26 thousand | 76.5% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook | ||
| 213 | 25 thousand | 64.1% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 214 | 17 thousand | 94.4% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 215 | 15 thousand | 93.8% | WhatsAppMessengerInstagram | ||
| 216 | 12 thousand | 80.0% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 217 | 10 thousand | 0.0% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 218 | 10 thousand | 83.3% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 219 | 6 thousand | 54.5% | WhatsAppMessengerFacebook | ||
| 220 | 800 | 100.0% | WhatsAppInstagramFacebook |
Source: DataReportal “Digital 2026” (Kepios) and ITU, 2025–2026. Penetration is users divided by population.
9 league tables — one world, ranked nine ways
All rankings →Users, GDP, growth, income per head, population, area, websites, apps, penetration — each table covers every country in the index.
GDP
220GDP growth
219Population
220Land area
220- 1Google94.8B/mo
- 2YouTube49.7B/mo
- 3Facebook9.5B/mo
- 1WhatsApp3.00BMAU
- 2Instagram3.00BMAU
- 3YouTube2.65Breach
Penetration
220Browse by app category
23 categoriesThe websites people open every day
2808 sitesOne signature site per country — search, news, shopping, banking and government services.
How big is this group of countries?
The 220 countries in this index account for roughly 5.9 billion internet users — about 98.1% of the 6 billion people online worldwide. China and India alone exceed 2.3 billion, more than the rest combined, with the United States, Indonesia and Brazil forming the next tier.
The ranking uses total users rather than penetration: absolute size reflects market scale, while penetration signals headroom. Nigeria (~51%), Bangladesh (~46%) and Pakistan (~54%) already rank high by users while large parts of their populations remain offline — the biggest sources of future growth.
Method and sources
User and penetration figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026 (Kepios, drawing on ITU, GSMA Intelligence and national statistical offices), aligned with official national sources such as CNNIC in China and India’s NSO 2025 revision. App facts come from official product sites, and every outbound link points to the official destination.
On language: every country page is written in the country’s most widely used language, with alternate versions at the top of the page. The interface covers 111 languages — see all world languages.
Frequently asked questions
5 Q&AWhich country has the most internet users?
China ranks first with about 1.3 billion internet users, followed by India (1 billion) and the United States (324 million).
How is the ranking calculated?
Countries are ranked by total internet users rather than penetration, because absolute audience size better reflects market scale. Penetration is shown separately on each country page.
Where does the data come from?
User and penetration figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026 (Kepios, drawing on ITU, GSMA and national statistics). App facts come from official product sites. Last updated 2026-11-12.
Why do the most used apps differ so much between countries?
Language, payment habits, regulation and first-mover domestic platforms all shape the outcome: WeChat and Alipay define China’s ecosystem, LINE dominates messaging in Japan, and VK and Yandex cover social and search in Russia.
What language is each country page in?
Every country page is written in that country’s most widely used language — German for Germany, Japanese for Japan, Portuguese for Brazil. Countries with more than one major language also get alternate versions, switchable at the top of the page.