According to a survey conducted in Brazil from March to August 2024, around 86 of the responding residents in urban areas of the country used the internet. Meanwhile, 76 percent of residents in rural regions of Brazil have accessed the web. Overall, it has been estimated that over 84 percent of the population of Brazil was online in 2024.
Internet usage penetration in Brazil from 2015 to 2024, by urbanity
Characteristic
Urban
Rural
Total
2015
63%
34%
58%
2016
65%
39%
61%
2017
71%
44%
67%
2018
74%
49%
70%
2019
77%
53%
74%
2020
83%
70%
81%
2022
82%
72%
81%
2023
85%
78%
84%
2024
86%
76%
84%
30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
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individuals who accessed internet at least once in the past 3 months
Method of interview
Computer-assisted personal interviews (CAPI)
Supplementary notes
* Counting of surveyed individuals for 2024.
Figures preceding 2024 come from earlier releases.
Data for 2023 was collected between March to August 2024. Data for 2023 was collected between March to July 2023. Data for 2022 was collected between October 2021 and March 2022. Data for 2021 was collected between October 2020 and May 2021. Data for 2020 was collected between October 2019 and March 2020. Data for 2019 was collected between October 2018 and March 2019. Data for 2018 was collected between November 2017 and May 2018.
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CETIC. (October 31, 2024). Internet usage penetration in Brazil from 2015 to 2024, by urbanity [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347531/internet-usage-reach-urbanity-brazil/
CETIC. "Internet usage penetration in Brazil from 2015 to 2024, by urbanity." Chart. October 31, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347531/internet-usage-reach-urbanity-brazil/
CETIC. (2024). Internet usage penetration in Brazil from 2015 to 2024, by urbanity. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347531/internet-usage-reach-urbanity-brazil/
CETIC. "Internet Usage Penetration in Brazil from 2015 to 2024, by Urbanity." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347531/internet-usage-reach-urbanity-brazil/
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Internet usage penetration in Brazil from 2015 to 2024, by urbanity [Graph], CETIC, October 31, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1347531/internet-usage-reach-urbanity-brazil/
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