Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and configured sofware and apps, both sexes (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
50
Highest
90.5%
Saudi Arabia
Lowest
5.1%
Thailand
Median
47.7%
Years covered
12
2013–2024
Data points
339
What the numbers show
Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and configured sofware and apps, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 90.5% in Saudi Arabia; the lowest is 5.1% in Thailand.
The median across all reporting countries is 47.7%, and the mean is 44.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 18.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 10,416.7%), and the largest decrease in Ecuador (down 70.4%).
Proportion of youth and adults that found, downloaded, installed and: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 90.5% | 2023 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 2 | Bahrain | 80.8% | 2023 | up 97.1% | rising |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 76.7% | 2023 | up 133.1% | rising |
| 4 | Norway | 72.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 5 | Netherlands | 70.5% | 2019 | — | rising |
| 6 | Finland | 67.1% | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 7 | Spain | 66.2% | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 8 | Korea | 65.8% | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 9 | Denmark | 65.0% | 2021 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 10 | Malta | 63.4% | 2023 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 63.1% | 2022 | up 10,416.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Kuwait | 61.4% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 13 | Switzerland | 60.2% | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 14 | Malaysia | 58.7% | 2023 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 15 | Singapore | 57.9% | 2023 | up 148.5% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 57.1% | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 17 | Ireland | 57.0% | 2020 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 18 | Luxembourg | 56.7% | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 19 | Japan | 56.0% | 2022 | — | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 52.6% | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 21 | Hong Kong, China | 51.6% | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 22 | Poland | 51.3% | 2023 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 23 | Montenegro | 50.2% | 2022 | up 123.1% | rising |
| 24 | Estonia | 50.1% | 2021 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 47.9% | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 26 | Croatia | 47.5% | 2023 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 27 | Lithuania | 45.9% | 2023 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 28 | Latvia | 44.0% | 2023 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 43.6% | 2023 | up 120.2% | rising |
| 30 | Hungary | 41.1% | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 31 | Slovenia | 40.4% | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 32 | Morocco | 40.3% | 2021 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 33 | Qatar | 37.1% | 2020 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Slovak Republic | 37.0% | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 35 | Portugal | 36.8% | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 36 | Albania | 31.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 37 | Brazil | 31.4% | 2023 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 38 | Belarus | 29.5% | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 39 | Romania | 25.3% | 2023 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 21.8% | 2023 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 41 | Colombia | 19.6% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 42 | Mexico | 19.0% | 2023 | up 13.8% | falling |
| 43 | Russia | 13.3% | 2023 | up 343.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Georgia | 12.7% | 2023 | down 28.7% | falling |
| 45 | Côte d'Ivoire | 10.5% | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 10.4% | 2023 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 47 | Jamaica | 8.7% | 2021 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 7.5% | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 49 | Ecuador | 5.6% | 2024 | down 70.4% | falling |
| 50 | Thailand | 5.1% | 2020 | up 4.1% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release