Share of internet users in Germany 2001-2023

In 2023, the share of German internet users amounted to 94 percent, an increase compared to the previous year at 93 percent. This share has only been growing in recent years. Considering current German population numbers stand at almost 83 million, such a high share of internet users is significant in itself and also for predicting future trends on digitalization and online connectivity in the country. 

Completely connected

Modern life is unthinkable without the internet, without being online or knowing you can go online anytime you want to, especially since the rise of mobile internet and mobile devices. The latter means that internet users are no longer tied to a desktop computer for going online. In terms of age distribution among German internet users, this was mostly even, though users aged 70 years and older tended to make up the smaller share. Up until fairy recently, there were more male internet users in Germany than females ones, but this has changed. 

Online in the city

Internet user share may also depend on whether the user resides in an urban or rural area. Generally, cities have fast and more stable internet connections. However, there is an increasing number of households with fiber-optic cables in Germany, highlighting the ambition for everyone to have good access to the internet. Data volume in stationary broadband internet traffic via landline has been growing in leaps and bounds during the last decade.