Why New Zealand ranks high on internet penetration?

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New Zealanders’ connection with the Internet

The number of New Zealanders connecting with the Internet keeps growing.

New Zealand Internet Users

4,078,993
Internet Users in New Zealand (2016*)
  • Share of New Zealand Population: 89.4 % (penetration)
  • Total Population : 4,565,185
  • Share of World Internet Users: 0.1 %
  • Internet Users in the World: 3,424,971,237
Year Internet Users** Penetration
(% of Pop)
Total
Population
Non-Users
(Internetless)
1Y User
Change
1Y User
Change
Population
Change
2016* 4,078,993

89.4 % 4,565,185 486,192 2.2 % 86,515 0.81 %
2015* 3,992,478

88.2 % 4,528,526 536,048 3.9 % 148,841 0.74 %
2014 3,843,637

85.5 % 4,495,482 651,845 4 % 147,282 0.68 %
2013 3,696,355

82.8 % 4,465,276 768,921 1.6 % 58,931 0.66 %
2012 3,637,424

82 % 4,435,883 798,459 1.7 % 59,663 0.71 %
2011 3,577,762

81.2 % 4,404,483 826,721 1.8 % 62,442 0.81 %
2010 3,515,319

80.5 % 4,369,027 853,708 1.9 % 65,007 0.92 %
2009 3,450,312

79.7 % 4,329,124 878,812 11.8 % 363,553 1.02 %
2008 3,086,759

72 % 4,285,380 1,198,621 4.4 % 130,316 1.12 %
2007 2,956,443

69.8 % 4,238,021 1,281,578 2.3 % 67,010 1.2 %
2006 2,889,433

69 % 4,187,584 1,298,151 11.4 % 296,141 1.28 %
2005 2,593,292

62.7 % 4,134,699 1,541,407 2.8 % 70,664 1.37 %
2004 2,522,628

61.8 % 4,078,779 1,556,151 2.9 % 71,815 1.46 %
2003 2,450,813

61 % 4,020,195 1,569,382 4.7 % 110,214 1.48 %
2002 2,340,599

59.1 % 3,961,695 1,621,096 12.5 % 260,520 1.4 %
2001 2,080,079

53.2 % 3,906,911 1,826,832 13.8 % 252,065 1.26 %
2000 1,828,014

47.4 % 3,858,234 2,030,220 15.4 % 243,967 1.07 %

* estimate for July 1, 2016** Internet User = individual who can access the Internet at home, via any device type and connection. More details.

Source: Internet Live Stats (www.InternetLiveStats.com)