Internet penetration rate in Russia 2000-2021

Over 88 percent of the Russian population used the internet in 2021. Hence, the internet penetration rate marked an over three percent increase compared to the previous year. The share of Russians using the internet has increased continuously in recent years.  

Internet usage in Russia

Russians spent almost eight hours surfing the internet on a daily basis in 2020, which was around half an hour longer than in the previous year. Desktop computers were the most employed gadgets for going online, followed by mobile devices. The most active internet users on smartphones in Russia were aged between 25 and 34 years.

Global overview

Nearly five billion people were estimated to use the internet worldwide in 2021. Over the past two decades, the global online population has been increasing steadily. Germany had the most internet users in the European Union (EU), at over 79 million, followed by France and Italy. Among Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries that were part of the EU, Poland and Romania recorded the largest amount of people using the internet.