According to the 2024 report on internet freedom, 35 percent of internet users worldwide were not provided freedom on online platforms. The share of the global digital population with semi-free internet accounted for 35 percent, while only 17 percent of internet users enjoyed unrestricted access to the net.
Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2023 to May 2024
Characteristic
Share of internet users
Free
17%
Partly free
35%
Not free
35%
Not assessed
13%
• Free 17%
• Partly free 35%
• Not free 35%
• Not assessed 13%
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Freedom House. (October 16, 2024). Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2023 to May 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248451/share-internet-users-online-freedom/
Freedom House. "Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2023 to May 2024." Chart. October 16, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248451/share-internet-users-online-freedom/
Freedom House. (2024). Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2023 to May 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248451/share-internet-users-online-freedom/
Freedom House. "Share of Online Users Worldwide with Freedom on The Internet from June 2023 to May 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248451/share-internet-users-online-freedom/
Freedom House, Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2023 to May 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248451/share-internet-users-online-freedom/ (last visited June 02, 2025)
Share of online users worldwide with freedom on the internet from June 2023 to May 2024 [Graph], Freedom House, October 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248451/share-internet-users-online-freedom/
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