World Sites & Apps
Oceania · #218 · 2025–2026

Nauru: internet and everyday apps

Nauru has about 10 thousand people online — a penetration rate of 83.3% and rank #218 worldwide. This page walks through the local digital scene, the app categories people lean on, and 7 apps worth knowing.

Internet users 10 thousand Penetration 83.3% World rank #218 Updated 2026-11-12
TL;DR
  • Nauru has roughly 10 thousand internet users (10,000 people) — about 83.3% of the population and rank #218 globally.
  • The apps people open most: WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook, Instagram. They cover Messaging, Social, Video, Payments and more.
  • The one to know first: WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

Nauru in numbers

2025–2026
Internet users
10 thousand10,000 · #218
Penetration
83.3%#103
Population
12 thousand12,000 · #218
GDP
$0B#218
GDP growth
+1.4%#172
GDP per person
$16,667#86
Land area
21 km²#217
Capital
Yaren
Region
Oceania
Official languages
Nauruan, English

How Nauru goes online

Nauru is one of the smallest countries on the internet, and it shows. Facebook is the main doorway, used for community notices, family news and the occasional classified, while WhatsApp covers the private chats. The government and aid-funded projects provide much of the connectivity, and the island depends on a single cable and a handful of links. Local content is scarce, so people follow Australian and regional pages as much as anything closer. Coverage is workable, but the market is too small for much competition.

Around 83.3%. With a population of about 12 thousand and 10 thousand online, roughly 2 thousand people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

All 7 apps below are grouped by category.

What people actually use

7 Most-used apps

Messaging

2 Most-used apps →
WhatsApp Messaging · Meta · 2009 Messenger Messaging · Meta · 2011

Social

2 Most-used apps →
Facebook Social · Meta · 2004 Instagram Social · Meta · 2010

Video

2 Most-used apps →
YouTube Video · Google · 2005 TikTok Video · ByteDance · 2016

Payments

1 Most-used apps →
PayPal Payments · PayPal · 1998

Websites people in Nauru actually use

9

The 9 sites locals open most often — news, shopping, search, banking and government services. Every link goes to the official site.

Government4Transport2Utilities1Telecom1Mail1
Government of the Republic of NauruGovernmentnauru.gov.nrAnything from a visa to a ministry notice, I look on nauru.gov.nr first. Nauru Department of FinanceGovernmentnaurufinance.infoThe finance department posts the budget and the revenue figures there, and people here actually read them. Advance NauruGovernmentadvancenauru.comAdvance Nauru is where the government posts its own news, and everybody reads it because there is no daily paper left on the whole island. Government of NauruGovernmentnaurugov.nrMinistries and the trust-fund statements. Nauru AirlinesTransportairnauru.com.auThere is one airline that matters here, and I book it on airnauru.com.au. Nauru AirlinesTransportnauruairlines.comThe national carrier, linking Brisbane and the islands. Nauru Utilities CorporationUtilitiesnuc.com.nrNauru Utilities runs the generators and the desalination plant, so when the water stops the notices on the site tell you which district is next. Digicel NauruTelecomdigicelnauru.comThe island’s mobile network. Nauru PostMailnaurupost.nrThe postal service, and the philatelic bureau.

2808 websites →

Frequently asked questions

6 Q&A
How many people in Nauru are online?

About 10 thousand (10,000 people). That works out to roughly 83.3% of the population, which puts Nauru at #218 in the world for total internet users. Figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026, which draws on ITU and national statistics.

Which apps do people in Nauru use most?

Mostly WhatsApp, Messenger, Facebook, Instagram — they cover Messaging, Social, Video, Payments. The full list, grouped by category, is further down this page.

What is the leading Messaging app in Nauru?

WhatsApp, Messenger dominate this space. The best-known is WhatsApp — The most widely used messenger on earth.

How high is internet penetration in Nauru?

Around 83.3%. With a population of about 12 thousand and 10 thousand online, roughly 2 thousand people are still offline — mostly because of rural coverage, device cost and age.

Where do these app facts come from?

Usage figures come from DataReportal’s Digital 2026 (Kepios, based on ITU and national statistics); app details come from each product’s official site. Updated 2026-11-12.

Which websites are most popular in Nauru?

The everyday ones are Government of the Republic of Nauru, Nauru Department of Finance, Nauru Airlines, plus the other 9 sites listed above. They cover news, shopping, search, banking and official paperwork, and every link points to the official site.

Sources

Updated 2026-11-12
Cite this pageWorld Sites & Apps. “Nauru: internet and everyday apps”. 2026. https://abcvv.com/c/nr.html