Internet Users: Equatorial Guinea

Analysis# Equatorial Guinea Internet Users Equatorial Guinea's internet penetration reached 63.299% of the population in 2024, marginally below its all-time peak of 63.66% recorded in 2022. The country has experienced dramatic growth since 1990, when internet access was essentially nonexistent. Over three decades, Equatorial Guinea transformed from zero connectivity to near two-thirds population coverage, reflecting broader regional digitalization efforts across Central Africa. The most striking acceleration occurred between 2018 and 2019, when internet users jumped from 29.4% to 49.134%—a gain of nearly 20 percentage points in a single year. This surge suggests major infrastructure investments or policy shifts during that period. Subsequent growth has stabilized, with rates hovering between 63-64% since 2022, indicating the country may be approaching a plateau in internet adoption among its population.