{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"sa-internet-users-pct","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-internet-users-pct","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/sa-internet-users-pct/","title":"Saudi Arabia Internet Users (% of Population) (2024)","description":"Saudi Arabia's Internet Users (% of Population): 100 % of population in 2024, unchanged YoY. World Bank (IT.NET.USER.ZS), 1990–2024.","domain":"demo","category":"Demographics","keywords":["Demographics","World Bank","Saudi Arabia","2024"],"publisher":"World Bank","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Saudi Arabia","temporal_coverage":"1990/2024","unit":"% of population","last_updated":"2026-07-26","last_updated_text":"26 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Saudi Arabia Internet Users (% of Population)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"World Bank","url":"https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=SA"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"1990–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"31"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Saudi Arabia"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"26 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Saudi Arabia (2024)","value":"100","unit":"% of population","trend":{"direction":"neutral","value":"unchanged YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"unchanged","unit":"percentage points"},{"label":"Trend","value":"neutral","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"31","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Saudi Arabia Internet Users (% of Population)"}],"observation_count":31,"observations":[{"period":"1990","value":0},{"period":"1995","value":0.011},{"period":"1996","value":0.0267},{"period":"1997","value":0.0521},{"period":"1998","value":0.101},{"period":"1999","value":0.494},{"period":"2000","value":2.21069180908888},{"period":"2001","value":4.6810531658103},{"period":"2002","value":6.38470501955932},{"period":"2003","value":8.00158289090878},{"period":"2004","value":10.2345329969583},{"period":"2005","value":12.7050359882849},{"period":"2006","value":19.4595543513634},{"period":"2007","value":30},{"period":"2008","value":36},{"period":"2009","value":38},{"period":"2010","value":41},{"period":"2011","value":47.5},{"period":"2012","value":54},{"period":"2013","value":60.5},{"period":"2014","value":64.713657369019},{"period":"2015","value":69.6162358014004},{"period":"2016","value":74.8792746891625},{"period":"2017","value":94.1755996113911},{"period":"2018","value":93.3100018480347},{"period":"2019","value":95.7247355953812},{"period":"2020","value":97.8623325},{"period":"2021","value":100},{"period":"2022","value":100},{"period":"2023","value":100},{"period":"2024","value":100}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"% of population"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2023","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2022","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"unchanged"},{"year":"2021","value":"100.0","yoyChange":"+2.1pp"},{"year":"2020","value":"97.9","yoyChange":"+2.2pp"},{"year":"2019","value":"95.7","yoyChange":"+2.4pp"},{"year":"2018","value":"93.3","yoyChange":"-0.9pp"},{"year":"2017","value":"94.2","yoyChange":"+19.3pp"},{"year":"2016","value":"74.9","yoyChange":"+5.3pp"},{"year":"2015","value":"69.6","yoyChange":"+4.9pp"},{"year":"2014","value":"64.7","yoyChange":"+4.2pp"},{"year":"2013","value":"60.5","yoyChange":"+6.5pp"},{"year":"2012","value":"54.0","yoyChange":"+6.5pp"},{"year":"2011","value":"47.5","yoyChange":"+6.5pp"},{"year":"2010","value":"41.0","yoyChange":"+3.0pp"},{"year":"2009","value":"38.0","yoyChange":"+2.0pp"},{"year":"2008","value":"36.0","yoyChange":"+6.0pp"},{"year":"2007","value":"30.0","yoyChange":"+10.5pp"},{"year":"2006","value":"19.5","yoyChange":"+6.8pp"},{"year":"2005","value":"12.7","yoyChange":"+2.5pp"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks the share of the population using the internet in Saudi Arabia from 1990 to present. Internet penetration is the foundational metric for digital economy addressable market sizing. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2024 (31 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 100 % of population in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 0 in 1990. The latest reading of 100 in 2024 is unchanged on the previous period."}]}