Internet penetration in Belgium reaches 70%

There are now 7.292.300 internet users in Belgium, which means that internet penetration is now at 70%. Since 2000, the number of internet users in Belgium has almost tripled. With these numbers, internet penetration in Belgium is well above the European average (EU27) of 60% and above the internet penetration of countries such as France (69%), Ireland (67%), Germany (66%) and Italy (52%).

Internet penetration is especially high in the Scandinavion countries (Denmark: 84%, Norway: 91%, Sweden: 89%, Finland: 83%) and in The Netherlands (86%).

Looking at the rest of the world, internet penetration is also high in the United States (74%), Japan (75%), Korea (77%) and in Australia and New Zealand (both 80%).

Although internet penetration is much lower in China (27%), in absolute terms there are more Chinese internet users (360 million) than in the USA (228 million).