Number of internet users in Romania 2017-2023
The number of internet users in Romania has increased yearly since 2017. By January 2023, the number of internet users stood at nearly 18 million, marking an increase of over one million from the previous year.
Internet Browsing in Romania
Internet usage varied across Romania’s regions; Bucharest-Ilfov had the highest share of users at 95.5 percent, while South-Muntenia had the lowest at 85.4 percent. Google dominated the search engine landscape in October 2023, capturing a substantial 91.5 percent market share, with Bing and Yandex following at 3.1 and 1.8 percent, respectively.
Notably, youtube.com claimed the top spot as the most visited website in August 2023, amassing over 695 million total visits, closely trailed by google.com with 683 million visits. Social media giant Facebook and adult entertainment site Pornhub both garnered over 87 million visits that month. In the realm of applications, the TikTok app experienced a peak in popularity in February 2023, with 673 thousand downloads. However, the record was set in August 2022 at 834 thousand app downloads.
Online Video Games
Online gaming preferences in 2022 in Romania revealed puzzle games as the most popular type, followed by 38 percent of respondents favoring strategy games. The gaming community in the country expanded to 2.2 million players in 2023, with projections anticipating a rise to 2.4 million by 2027. While most internet users engaged in gaming on smartphones and computers, 40 percent also embraced game consoles, PlayStation being the most popular.