Data Drop: 3 Charts on Internet and Digital Device Users in Asia-Pacific

Smartphone-Oriented Region Has the Most Internet Users but One of the Lowest Penetration Rates

Report by Man-Chung Cheung  | Apr 25, 2025
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Asia-Pacific boasts the most internet users globally but trails in penetration
China and India dwarf other countries in the region by internet users
Tablets lack popularity in Asia-Pacific
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Internet adoption in Asia-Pacific will rise from 65.8% in 2025 to 70.2% in 2030, thanks to rapidly expanding infrastructure—particularly in the Philippines, India, Indonesia, and Vietnam. But parts of the region are still lagging.
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Asia-Pacific boasts the most internet users globally but trails in penetration
China and India dwarf other countries in the region by internet users
Tablets lack popularity in Asia-Pacific
Media Gallery

Asia-Pacific has the world’s largest online population, but its internet user penetration rate is one of the lowest. While this speaks to the region’s untapped potential, the days of heady growth are over: No Asia-Pacific country has experienced double-digit growth since 2021 with Indonesia, which will post just 2.9% growth in 2025. The overall number of connected users in the region will rise 2.3% this year, and governments are investing heavily in telecom infrastructure, including 5G, to sustain growth.

Our internet and digital device user forecasts were issued in March 2025, before many of the Trump-imposed tariffs on foreign goods were enacted. The forecast reflects some economic disruption and assumes limited tariffs targeting only select trading partners.

Click here to read our report, "Impact of Tariffs on US Businesses" for more on how the trade war could affect our forecasts and models of different scenarios.

Asia-Pacific boasts the most internet users globally but trails in penetration

In 2025, the online population of Asia-Pacific will reach 2.87 billion, which is more than four times that of the second-placing region, the Middle East and Africa. Growth in Asia-Pacific is driven by countries like India and Indonesia, which have huge populations and relatively low internet user penetration at 54.8% and 66.5% of the populace, respectively.

Asia-Pacific Will Have Over 4 Times the Internet Users of the Middle East and Africa in 2025 (millions of internet users worldwide, by region, 2025)
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  1. Asia-Pacific boasts the most internet users globally but trails in penetration
  2. China and India dwarf other countries in the region by internet users
  1. Tablets lack popularity in Asia-Pacific
  2. Media Gallery

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    Asia-Pacific Will Have Over 4 Times the Internet Users of the Middle East and Africa in 2025 (millions of internet users worldwide, by region, 2025)China and India Will Together Account for Nearly 2 in 3 Internet Users in Asia-Pacific by 2025 (millions of internet users in Asia-Pacific, by country/territory, 2025)
    Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Oceania Rival the West in Tablet Use, as the Rest of Asia-Pacific Lags (tablet users as a % of internet users in select regions, by country, 2025)

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    Man-Chung Cheung

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    Emman Velasco
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