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United States - Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales 94.69

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 213 economies tracked

Latest value

94.69 (2024)

Global rank

#n/a of 213 economies

vs global median

1.2×

Growth since 1990

121.4×

Ranking Race — Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#21#41#61#81#10119901995200020052010201520202025#1#292022 overtook Germany2024 overtook Andorra
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. United States climbed from #1 to #29 (overtook Germany). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United States ↓

Key Events — United States

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2008
Global financial crisis curated

Lehman Brothers collapse sets off the worst recession since the 1930s.

2020
COVID-19 recession curated

Sharpest quarterly GDP contraction on record as the pandemic hits.

2022
Overtook Germany in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Andorra in global rank auto

Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales, 1990-2024

World Bank WDI · % of population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202020240.7832.0863.3994.69
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