Internet Users: Kiribati

Analysis# Kiribati Internet Users Kiribati reached 89.44% internet penetration in 2024, matching its all-time peak and representing a remarkable transformation from 0% in 1990. Over three decades, the nation has achieved near-universal connectivity, with the current figure demonstrating how thoroughly digital access has embedded itself across the population. The most dramatic acceleration occurred between 2020 and 2023, when penetration jumped from 52.951% to 88%, a gain of 35 percentage points in just three years. This surge coincides with global pandemic-driven digitalization and suggests infrastructure investments and policy priorities shifted sharply toward connectivity. With 2024 showing only marginal growth from 2023's 88%, Kiribati appears to be approaching saturation, where further expansion will likely slow as it captures the final non-connected segments of its population.