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Nepal Internet Users

4,962,323

Internet Users in Nepal (2016*)

Share of Nepal Population: 17.2 % (penetration)
Total Population : 28,850,717
Share of World Internet Users: 0.1 %
Internet Users in the World: 3,424,971,237

Year	Internet Users**	Penetration (% of Pop)	Total Population	Non-Users (Internetless)	1Y User Change	1Y User Change	Population Change
2016*	4,962,323	17.2 %	28,850,717	23,888,394	4.5 %	212,870	1.18 %
2015*	4,749,454	16.7 %	28,513,700	23,764,246	9.2 %	399,276	1.2 %
2014	4,350,177	15.4 %	28,174,724	23,824,547	17.5 %	648,125	1.22 %
2013	3,702,052	13.3 %	27,834,981	24,132,929	20.7 %	635,938	1.22 %
2012	3,066,115	11.1 %	27,500,515	24,434,400	25.3 %	619,984	1.18 %
2011	2,446,131	9 %	27,179,237	24,733,106	14.8 %	314,872	1.13 %
2010	2,131,260	7.9 %	26,875,910	24,744,650	306.8 %	1,607,384	1.07 %
2009	523,876	2 %	26,592,666	26,068,790	15 %	68,450	1.02 %
2008	455,426	1.7 %	26,325,183	25,869,757	23.9 %	87,929	1 %
2007	367,497	1.4 %	26,063,619	25,696,122	24.8 %	73,083	1.04 %
2006	294,414	1.1 %	25,794,344	25,499,930	39.6 %	83,587	1.13 %
2005	210,827	0.8 %	25,506,847	25,296,020	86 %	97,475	1.23 %
2004	113,352	0.4 %	25,198,130	25,084,778	19.1 %	18,151	1.32 %
2003	95,201	0.4 %	24,868,900	24,773,699	24.1 %	18,474	1.44 %
2002	76,727	0.3 %	24,516,969	24,440,242	32.4 %	18,785	1.56 %
2001	57,942	0.2 %	24,140,941	24,082,999	19.3 %	9,357	1.69 %
2000	48,585	0.2 %	23,740,145	23,691,560	42.1 %	14,389	1.82 %

* estimate for July 1, 2016

** Internet User = individual who can access the Internet at home, via any device type and connection. More details.

Source: Internet Live Stats (www.InternetLiveStats.com)
Elaboration of data by International Telecommunication Union (ITU), World Bank, and United Nations Population Division.