Share of the population using the Internet: South America
83.757484% in 2024, the latest year published. Figures for 32 years from 1990 to 2024 are below.
Share of the population who used the Internet in the last three months.
Source: World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database - International Telecommunication Union (ITU), via World Bank (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (% of population) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 83.757484 |
| 2023 | 82.73609 |
| 2022 | 79.52585 |
| 2021 | 78.804634 |
| 2020 | 77.70191 |
| 2019 | 69.8455 |
| 2018 | 68.512856 |
| 2017 | 65.579025 |
| 2016 | 60.43651 |
| 2015 | 57.484688 |
| 2014 | 53.743248 |
| 2013 | 50.761063 |
| 2012 | 47.764664 |
| 2011 | 43.525234 |
| 2010 | 38.92993 |
| 2009 | 35.193707 |
| 2008 | 30.201296 |
| 2007 | 26.782288 |
| 2006 | 23.022537 |
| 2005 | 17.858612 |
| 2004 | 15.6838255 |
| 2003 | 11.684783 |
| 2002 | 8.638677 |
| 2001 | 5.662579 |
| 2000 | 3.8528423 |
| 1999 | 2.2530844 |
| 1998 | 1.3114442 |
| 1997 | 0.64185095 |
| 1996 | 0.37177062 |
| 1995 | 0.117985986 |
| 1994 | 0.050406054 |
| 1990 | 0 |